diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.cpp
index b0142a82a..900d10e57 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.cpp
@@ -107,8 +107,8 @@ PartitionViewStep::continueLoading()
     m_waitingWidget->deleteLater();
     m_waitingWidget = nullptr;
 
-    connect( m_core, &PartitionCoreModule::hasRootMountPointChanged, this, &PartitionViewStep::nextStatusChanged );
-    connect( m_choicePage, &ChoicePage::nextStatusChanged, this, &PartitionViewStep::nextStatusChanged );
+    connect( m_core, &PartitionCoreModule::hasRootMountPointChanged, this, &PartitionViewStep::nextPossiblyChanged );
+    connect( m_choicePage, &ChoicePage::nextStatusChanged, this, &PartitionViewStep::nextPossiblyChanged );
 }
 
 
@@ -348,6 +348,11 @@ PartitionViewStep::isNextEnabled() const
     return false;
 }
 
+void
+PartitionViewStep::nextPossiblyChanged(bool)
+{
+    emit nextStatusChanged( isNextEnabled() );
+}
 
 bool
 PartitionViewStep::isBackEnabled() const
diff --git a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.h b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.h
index 63d11c816..47479a135 100644
--- a/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.h
+++ b/src/modules/partition/gui/PartitionViewStep.h
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ private:
     void initPartitionCoreModule();
     void continueLoading();
 
+    /// "slot" for changes to next-status from the KPMCore and ChoicePage
+    void nextPossiblyChanged( bool );
+
     PartitionCoreModule* m_core;
     QStackedWidget*   m_widget;
     ChoicePage*       m_choicePage;