diff --git a/ui/widgets/slider.js b/ui/widgets/slider.js
index 5c4f252d5..8b8a7292a 100644
--- a/ui/widgets/slider.js
+++ b/ui/widgets/slider.js
@@ -81,7 +81,6 @@ return $.widget( "ui.slider", $.ui.mouse, {
 			"ui-widget ui-widget-content" );
 
 		this._refresh();
-		this._setOption( "disabled", this.options.disabled );
 
 		this._animateOff = false;
 	},
@@ -430,10 +429,6 @@ return $.widget( "ui.slider", $.ui.mouse, {
 			valsLength = this.options.values.length;
 		}
 
-		if ( key === "disabled" ) {
-			this._toggleClass( null, "ui-state-disabled", !!value );
-		}
-
 		this._super( key, value );
 
 		switch ( key ) {
@@ -481,6 +476,12 @@ return $.widget( "ui.slider", $.ui.mouse, {
 		}
 	},
 
+	_setOptionDisabled: function( value ) {
+		this._super( value );
+
+		this._toggleClass( null, "ui-state-disabled", !!value );
+	},
+
 	//internal value getter
 	// _value() returns value trimmed by min and max, aligned by step
 	_value: function() {