diff --git a/src/gui/qgsexpressionbuilderwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qgsexpressionbuilderwidget.cpp
index b79767ee55fd..1e57463c36fe 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgsexpressionbuilderwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgsexpressionbuilderwidget.cpp
@@ -444,6 +444,7 @@ void QgsExpressionBuilderWidget::btnNewFile_pressed()
   if ( ok && !text.isEmpty() )
   {
     newFunctionFile( text );
+    btnRemoveFile->setEnabled( cmbFileNames->count() > 0 );
   }
 }