diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
index 56e566ffbc..e7862c4e7f 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/birth.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ BirthDialog::BirthDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
     getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
     okButton->setCaption(mWindowManager.getGameSettingString("sOK", ""));
     okButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &BirthDialog::onOkClicked);
-    okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.6f, 0.56f, 0.45f));
+    okButton->setEnabled(false);
 
     updateBirths();
     updateSpells();
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ void BirthDialog::setBirthId(const std::string &birthId)
             mBirthList->setIndexSelected(i);
             MyGUI::ButtonPtr okButton;
             getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
-            okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.75f, 0.6f, 0.35f));
+            okButton->setEnabled(true);
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ void BirthDialog::onSelectBirth(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index)
 
     MyGUI::ButtonPtr okButton;
     getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
-    okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.75f, 0.6f, 0.35f));
+    okButton->setEnabled(true);
 
     const std::string *birthId = mBirthList->getItemDataAt<std::string>(_index);
     if (boost::iequals(mCurrentBirthId, *birthId))
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
index a798ca2323..f020010ec5 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/class.cpp
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ PickClassDialog::PickClassDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
     MyGUI::ButtonPtr okButton;
     getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
     okButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &PickClassDialog::onOkClicked);
-    okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.6f, 0.56f, 0.45f));
+    okButton->setEnabled(false);
 
     updateClasses();
     updateStats();
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ void PickClassDialog::setClassId(const std::string &classId)
             mClassList->setIndexSelected(i);
             MyGUI::ButtonPtr okButton;
             getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
-            okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.75f, 0.6f, 0.35f));
+            okButton->setEnabled(true);
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ void PickClassDialog::onSelectClass(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index)
 
     MyGUI::ButtonPtr okButton;
     getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
-    okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.75f, 0.6f, 0.35f));
+    okButton->setEnabled(true);
 
     const std::string *classId = mClassList->getItemDataAt<std::string>(_index);
     if (boost::iequals(mCurrentClassId, *classId))
diff --git a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
index b1d51db09f..d681bc69dc 100644
--- a/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
+++ b/apps/openmw/mwgui/race.cpp
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ RaceDialog::RaceDialog(MWBase::WindowManager& parWindowManager)
     getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
     okButton->setCaption(mWindowManager.getGameSettingString("sOK", ""));
     okButton->eventMouseButtonClick += MyGUI::newDelegate(this, &RaceDialog::onOkClicked);
-    okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.6f, 0.56f, 0.45f));
+    okButton->setEnabled(false);
 
     updateRaces();
     updateSkills();
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ void RaceDialog::setRaceId(const std::string &raceId)
             mRaceList->setIndexSelected(i);
             MyGUI::ButtonPtr okButton;
             getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
-            okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.75f, 0.6f, 0.35f));
+            okButton->setEnabled(true);
             break;
         }
     }
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ void RaceDialog::onSelectRace(MyGUI::ListBox* _sender, size_t _index)
 
     MyGUI::ButtonPtr okButton;
     getWidget(okButton, "OKButton");
-    okButton->setTextColour(MyGUI::Colour(0.75f, 0.6f, 0.35f));
+    okButton->setEnabled(true);
     const std::string *raceId = mRaceList->getItemDataAt<std::string>(_index);
     if (boost::iequals(mCurrentRaceId, *raceId))
         return;