diff --git a/src/app/vector/qgsvectorelevationpropertieswidget.cpp b/src/app/vector/qgsvectorelevationpropertieswidget.cpp
index 45739688a2b..db6d0eec98a 100644
--- a/src/app/vector/qgsvectorelevationpropertieswidget.cpp
+++ b/src/app/vector/qgsvectorelevationpropertieswidget.cpp
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void QgsVectorElevationPropertiesWidget::onChanged()
 void QgsVectorElevationPropertiesWidget::clampingChanged()
 {
   bool enableScale = true;
-  bool enableBinding = true;
+  bool enableBinding = !mLayer || mLayer->geometryType() != QgsWkbTypes::PointGeometry;
   switch ( static_cast< Qgis::AltitudeClamping >( mComboClamping->currentData().toInt() ) )
   {
     case Qgis::AltitudeClamping::Absolute: