diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/metadata.ui b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/metadata.ui
index 7e0f83aafe..8287e518af 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/metadata.ui
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/metadata.ui
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
           </property>
           <item>
            <widget class="QLineEdit" name="cover_path">
-            <property name="readOnly">
+            <property name="clearButtonEnabled">
              <bool>true</bool>
             </property>
            </widget>
diff --git a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
index 89575180e6..a391274e2c 100644
--- a/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
+++ b/src/calibre/gui2/convert/single.py
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ class Config(QDialog):
         self.buttonBox.setObjectName("buttonBox")
         self.gridLayout.addWidget(self.buttonBox, 3, 1, 1, 1)
         self.help = QTextEdit(self)
+        self.help.setReadOnly(True)
         sizePolicy = QSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Expanding, QSizePolicy.Expanding)
         sizePolicy.setHorizontalStretch(0)
         sizePolicy.setVerticalStretch(0)