diff --git a/resources/qml/Menus/SettingsMenu.qml b/resources/qml/Menus/SettingsMenu.qml
index a7c8d7479f..939ade5847 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Menus/SettingsMenu.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Menus/SettingsMenu.qml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 //Cura is released under the terms of the LGPLv3 or higher.
 
 import QtQuick 2.2
-import QtQuick.Controls 1.1
+import QtQuick.Controls 1.4
 
 import UM 1.2 as UM
 import Cura 1.0 as Cura
@@ -24,7 +24,15 @@ Menu
             title: modelData.name
             property var extruder: (base.activeMachine === null) ? null : activeMachine.extruderList[model.index]
             NozzleMenu { title: Cura.MachineManager.activeDefinitionVariantsName; visible: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.hasVariants; extruderIndex: index }
-            MaterialMenu { title: catalog.i18nc("@title:menu", "&Material"); visible: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.hasMaterials; extruderIndex: index }
+            MaterialMenu
+            {
+                title: catalog.i18nc("@title:menu", "&Material")
+                visible: Cura.MachineManager.activeMachine.hasMaterials
+                extruderIndex: index
+                updateModels: false
+                onAboutToShow: updateModels = true
+                onAboutToHide: updateModels = false
+            }
 
             MenuSeparator
             {