diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettingsConfigurable.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettingsConfigurable.java
index d22aabf36092..a56c3eaa01c9 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettingsConfigurable.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/openapi/updateSettings/impl/UpdateSettingsConfigurable.java
@@ -142,7 +142,8 @@ public class UpdateSettingsConfigurable implements SearchableConfigurable {
 
       String packageManager = mySettings.getPackageManagerName();
       if (packageManager != null) {
-        myUpdateChannels.setEnabled(false);
+        myCheckForUpdates.setText(IdeBundle.message("updates.settings.checkbox.external"));
+        myUpdateChannels.setVisible(false);
         myChannelWarning.setText(IdeBundle.message("updates.settings.external", packageManager));
         myChannelWarning.setForeground(JBColor.GRAY);
         myChannelWarning.setVisible(true);
diff --git a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
index 6ca5d1b693a3..81e37782f706 100644
--- a/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
+++ b/platform/platform-resources-en/src/messages/IdeBundle.properties
@@ -968,6 +968,7 @@ updates.settings.title=Updates
 updates.last.check.never=Never
 updates.settings.check.now.button=&Check Now
 updates.settings.checkbox=Automatically check updates for
+updates.settings.checkbox.external=Automatically check for plugin updates
 updates.settings.external=IDE updates are managed externally by {0}
 updates.settings.channel.locked=EAP builds can only be updated from the EAP channel
 updates.settings.unstable=Please note that this channel is less stable than your current one.