diff --git a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.html b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.html
--- a/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.html
+++ b/rhodecode/templates/admin/settings/settings.html
@@ -268,20 +268,21 @@
                     ##<span class="help-block">${_('Requires hg-git library installed. Allows cloning from git remote locations')}</span>
                 </div>
             </div>
+            %if c.visual.allow_repo_location_change:
             <div class="field">
                 <div class="label">
                     <label for="paths_root_path">${_('Repositories location')}:</label>
                 </div>
                 <div class="input">
-                    ${h.text('paths_root_path',size=30,readonly="readonly")}
-                    <span id="path_unlock" class="tooltip"
-                            title="${h.tooltip(_('This a crucial application setting. If you are really sure you need to change this, you must restart application in order to make this setting take effect. Click this label to unlock.'))}">
+                    ${h.text('paths_root_path',size=30,readonly="readonly", class_="disabled")}
+                    <span id="path_unlock" class="tooltip" style="cursor: pointer"
+                            title="${h.tooltip(_('Click to unlock. You must restart RhodeCode in order to make this setting take effect.'))}">
                         ${_('Unlock')}
                     </span>
                     <span class="help-block">${_('Location where repositories are stored. After changing this value a restart, and rescan is required')}</span>
                 </div>
             </div>
-
+            %endif
             <div class="buttons">
                 ${h.submit('save',_('Save settings'),class_="ui-btn large")}
                 ${h.reset('reset',_('Reset'),class_="ui-btn large")}
@@ -292,8 +293,9 @@
 
     <script type="text/javascript">
         YAHOO.util.Event.onDOMReady(function(){
-            YAHOO.util.Event.addListener('path_unlock','click',function(){
-                YAHOO.util.Dom.get('paths_root_path').removeAttribute('readonly');
+            YUE.on('path_unlock','click',function(){
+                YUD.get('paths_root_path').removeAttribute('readonly');
+                YUD.removeClass('paths_root_path', 'disabled')
             });
         });
     </script>