diff --git a/src/duckstation-qt/advancedsettingswidget.cpp b/src/duckstation-qt/advancedsettingswidget.cpp
index 20175ee37..3fbed6126 100644
--- a/src/duckstation-qt/advancedsettingswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/duckstation-qt/advancedsettingswidget.cpp
@@ -185,16 +185,18 @@ AdvancedSettingsWidget::AdvancedSettingsWidget(SettingsWindow* dialog, QWidget*
   connect(m_ui.logToConsole, &QCheckBox::checkStateChanged, this, &AdvancedSettingsWidget::onAnyLogSinksChanged);
   connect(m_ui.logToWindow, &QCheckBox::checkStateChanged, this, &AdvancedSettingsWidget::onAnyLogSinksChanged);
   connect(m_ui.logToFile, &QCheckBox::checkStateChanged, this, &AdvancedSettingsWidget::onAnyLogSinksChanged);
-
-  SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(sif, m_ui.showDebugMenu, "Main", "ShowDebugMenu", false);
+  onAnyLogSinksChanged(); // initialize enabled/disabled state of checkboxes
 
   connect(m_ui.logChannels, &QToolButton::clicked, this, &AdvancedSettingsWidget::onLogChannelsButtonClicked);
-  connect(m_ui.resetToDefaultButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &AdvancedSettingsWidget::onResetToDefaultClicked);
+
+  SettingWidgetBinder::BindWidgetToBoolSetting(sif, m_ui.showDebugMenu, "Main", "ShowDebugMenu", false);
   connect(m_ui.showDebugMenu, &QCheckBox::checkStateChanged, g_main_window, &MainWindow::updateDebugMenuVisibility,
           Qt::QueuedConnection);
   connect(m_ui.showDebugMenu, &QCheckBox::checkStateChanged, this,
           &AdvancedSettingsWidget::onShowDebugOptionsStateChanged);
 
+  connect(m_ui.resetToDefaultButton, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &AdvancedSettingsWidget::onResetToDefaultClicked);
+
   m_ui.tweakOptionTable->setColumnWidth(0, 380);
   m_ui.tweakOptionTable->setColumnWidth(1, 170);