diff --git a/src/cutter.cpp b/src/cutter.cpp
index c55ed3c0..f3d508a1 100644
--- a/src/cutter.cpp
+++ b/src/cutter.cpp
@@ -829,6 +829,10 @@ void CutterCore::setSettings()
     setConfig("asm.midflags", 2);
     //setConfig("asm.bbline", "true");
 
+    // asm.offset=false would break reading the offset in DisassemblyWidget
+    // TODO: remove this when DisassemblyWidget::readDisassemblyOffset() allows it
+    setConfig("asm.offset", true);
+
     setConfig("anal.hasnext", true);
     setConfig("asm.fcncalls", false);
     setConfig("asm.calls", false);
diff --git a/src/dialogs/AsmOptionsDialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/AsmOptionsDialog.cpp
index 84f91d27..2ac8b011 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/AsmOptionsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/AsmOptionsDialog.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ AsmOptionsDialog::AsmOptionsDialog(QWidget *parent)
     QFont currentFont = Config()->getFont();
     ui->fontSelectionLabel->setText(currentFont.toString());
 
+    // asm.offset=false would break reading the offset in DisassemblyWidget
+    // TODO: remove this when DisassemblyWidget::readDisassemblyOffset() allows it
+    ui->offsetCheckBox->setVisible(false);
+
     updateFromVars();
 }