diff --git a/python/plugins/processing/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py b/python/plugins/processing/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py
index 2256600f32d..93ea50008a7 100644
--- a/python/plugins/processing/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py
+++ b/python/plugins/processing/gui/AlgorithmExecutionDialog.py
@@ -308,7 +308,6 @@ class AlgorithmExecutionDialog(QtGui.QDialog):
         self.progress.setValue(0)
         self.runButton.setEnabled(True)
         self.buttonBox.button(QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.Close).setEnabled(True)
-        self.buttonBox.button(QtGui.QDialogButtonBox.Cancel).setEnabled(False)
 
     def setInfo(self, msg, error=False):
         if error: