diff --git a/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.cpp b/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.cpp
index cabc5dfce..ceeb1d25e 100644
--- a/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.cpp
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@
 
 #include <QBoxLayout>
 
-PrepareCheckWidget::PrepareCheckWidget( const QString &text,
-                                        bool checked,
+PrepareCheckWidget::PrepareCheckWidget( bool checked,
                                         QWidget* parent )
     : QWidget( parent )
 {
@@ -34,7 +33,7 @@ PrepareCheckWidget::PrepareCheckWidget( const QString &text,
     m_iconLabel = new QLabel( this );
     mainLayout->addWidget( m_iconLabel );
     m_iconLabel->setFixedSize( CalamaresUtils::defaultIconSize() );
-    m_textLabel = new QLabel( text, this );
+    m_textLabel = new QLabel( this );
     mainLayout->addWidget( m_textLabel );
     m_textLabel->setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred );
 
@@ -49,3 +48,10 @@ PrepareCheckWidget::PrepareCheckWidget( const QString &text,
                                                                QSize( m_iconLabel->height(),
                                                                       m_iconLabel->height() ) ) );
 }
+
+
+void
+PrepareCheckWidget::setText( const QString& text )
+{
+    m_textLabel->setText( text );
+}
diff --git a/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.h b/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.h
index 43efad018..ac7769675 100644
--- a/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.h
+++ b/src/modules/prepare/PrepareCheckWidget.h
@@ -25,9 +25,10 @@ class PrepareCheckWidget : public QWidget
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    explicit PrepareCheckWidget( const QString &text,
-                                 bool checked,
+    explicit PrepareCheckWidget( bool checked,
                                  QWidget* parent = nullptr );
+
+    void setText( const QString& text );
 private:
     QLabel* m_textLabel;
     QLabel* m_iconLabel;
diff --git a/src/modules/prepare/PreparePage.cpp b/src/modules/prepare/PreparePage.cpp
index c38ef8d46..028044c0a 100644
--- a/src/modules/prepare/PreparePage.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/prepare/PreparePage.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@ PreparePage::init( const QList< PrepareEntry >& checkEntries )
 
     for ( const PrepareEntry& entry : checkEntries )
     {
-        PrepareCheckWidget* pcw = new PrepareCheckWidget( entry.text, entry.checked );
+        PrepareCheckWidget* pcw = new PrepareCheckWidget( entry.checked );
+        pcw->setText( entry.text );
         m_entriesLayout->addWidget( pcw );
         pcw->setSizePolicy( QSizePolicy::Expanding, QSizePolicy::Preferred );