diff --git a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
index 8a390bbaef..02e20a5a5b 100644
--- a/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
+++ b/resources/qml/Settings/SettingView.qml
@@ -265,7 +265,10 @@ Item
                 property var globalPropertyProvider: inheritStackProvider
                 property bool externalResetHandler: false
 
-                asynchronous: true
+                //Qt5.4.2 and earlier has a bug where this causes a crash: https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-35989
+                //In addition, while it works for 5.5 and higher, the ordering of the actual combo box drop down changes,
+                //causing nasty issues when selecting different options. So disable asynchronous loading of enum type completely.
+                asynchronous: model.type !== "enum" && model.type !== "extruder" && model.type !== "optional_extruder"
                 active: model.type !== undefined
 
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