diff --git a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp
index 8bbe2cc3c1e8..e85d07f7ed05 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.cpp
@@ -78,8 +78,8 @@ void QgsTextFormatWidget::initWidget()
   connect( mFontMinPixelSpinBox, static_cast < void ( QSpinBox::* )( int ) > ( &QSpinBox::valueChanged ), this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mFontMinPixelSpinBox_valueChanged );
   connect( mFontMaxPixelSpinBox, static_cast < void ( QSpinBox::* )( int ) > ( &QSpinBox::valueChanged ), this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mFontMaxPixelSpinBox_valueChanged );
   connect( mBufferUnitWidget, &QgsUnitSelectionWidget::changed, this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mBufferUnitWidget_changed );
-  connect( mCoordXDDBtn, &QgsPropertyOverrideButton::activated, this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordXDDBtn_activated );
-  connect( mCoordYDDBtn, &QgsPropertyOverrideButton::activated, this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordYDDBtn_activated );
+  connect( mCoordXDDBtn, &QgsPropertyOverrideButton::changed, this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordXDDBtn_changed );
+  connect( mCoordYDDBtn, &QgsPropertyOverrideButton::changed, this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordYDDBtn_changed );
   connect( mShapeTypeCmbBx, static_cast<void ( QComboBox::* )( int )>( &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged ), this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mShapeTypeCmbBx_currentIndexChanged );
   connect( mShapeRotationCmbBx, static_cast<void ( QComboBox::* )( int )>( &QComboBox::currentIndexChanged ), this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mShapeRotationCmbBx_currentIndexChanged );
   connect( mShapeSVGParamsBtn, &QPushButton::clicked, this, &QgsTextFormatWidget::mShapeSVGParamsBtn_clicked );
@@ -1422,9 +1422,9 @@ void QgsTextFormatWidget::mBufferUnitWidget_changed()
   updateFont( mRefFont );
 }
 
-void QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordXDDBtn_activated( bool active )
+void QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordXDDBtn_changed( )
 {
-  if ( !active ) //no data defined alignment without data defined position
+  if ( !mCoordXDDBtn->isActive() ) //no data defined alignment without data defined position
   {
     enableDataDefinedAlignment( false );
   }
@@ -1434,9 +1434,9 @@ void QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordXDDBtn_activated( bool active )
   }
 }
 
-void QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordYDDBtn_activated( bool active )
+void QgsTextFormatWidget::mCoordYDDBtn_changed( )
 {
-  if ( !active ) //no data defined alignment without data defined position
+  if ( !mCoordYDDBtn->isActive() ) //no data defined alignment without data defined position
   {
     enableDataDefinedAlignment( false );
   }
diff --git a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h
index 6015cc9b7666..d5c6f1e67931 100644
--- a/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h
+++ b/src/gui/qgstextformatwidget.h
@@ -275,8 +275,8 @@ class GUI_EXPORT QgsTextFormatWidget : public QWidget, public QgsExpressionConte
     void mFontMinPixelSpinBox_valueChanged( int px );
     void mFontMaxPixelSpinBox_valueChanged( int px );
     void mBufferUnitWidget_changed();
-    void mCoordXDDBtn_activated( bool active );
-    void mCoordYDDBtn_activated( bool active );
+    void mCoordXDDBtn_changed( );
+    void mCoordYDDBtn_changed( );
     void mShapeTypeCmbBx_currentIndexChanged( int index );
     void mShapeRotationCmbBx_currentIndexChanged( int index );
     void mShapeSVGParamsBtn_clicked();