diff --git a/ui/widgets/progressbar.js b/ui/widgets/progressbar.js
index b2c7259ba..7e2695994 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/progressbar.js
+++ b/ui/widgets/progressbar.js
@@ -117,13 +117,16 @@ return $.widget( "ui.progressbar", {
 			// Don't allow a max less than min
 			value = Math.max( this.min, value );
 		}
-		if ( key === "disabled" ) {
-			this.element.attr( "aria-disabled", value );
-			this._toggleClass( null, "ui-state-disabled", !!value );
-		}
 		this._super( key, value );
 	},
 
+	_setOptionDisabled: function( value ) {
+		this._super( value );
+
+		this.element.attr( "aria-disabled", value );
+		this._toggleClass( null, "ui-state-disabled", !!value );
+	},
+
 	_percentage: function() {
 		return this.indeterminate ? 100 : 100 * ( this.options.value - this.min ) / ( this.options.max - this.min );
 	},