diff --git a/application/controllers/Items.php b/application/controllers/Items.php
index cda2bd3b3..518cd2391 100644
--- a/application/controllers/Items.php
+++ b/application/controllers/Items.php
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ class Items extends Secure_Controller
 		$data['item_tax_info'] = $this->xss_clean($this->Item_taxes->get_info($item_id));
 		$data['default_tax_1_rate'] = '';
 		$data['default_tax_2_rate'] = '';
-		$data['item_kits_enabled'] = $this->Employee->has_grant('item_kits', $this->Employee->get_logged_in_employee_info()->person_id);
+		$data['item_type_disabled'] = !$this->Employee->has_grant('item_kits', $this->Employee->get_logged_in_employee_info()->person_id);
 		$data['definition_values'] = $this->Attribute->get_attributes_by_item($item_id);
 		$data['definition_names'] = $this->Attribute->get_definition_names();
 
diff --git a/application/views/items/form.php b/application/views/items/form.php
index d27aa0b84..30cab1291 100644
--- a/application/views/items/form.php
+++ b/application/views/items/form.php
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@
 			</script>
 		</div>
 
-		<?php if ($item_kits_enabled == '1'): ?>
 		<div class="form-group form-group-sm">
 			<?php echo form_label($this->lang->line('items_stock_type'), 'stock_type', !empty($basic_version) ? array('class'=>'required control-label col-xs-3') : array('class'=>'control-label col-xs-3')); ?>
 			<div class="col-xs-8">
@@ -86,6 +85,7 @@
 							'type'=>'radio',
 							'id'=>'item_type',
 							'value'=>0,
+							'disabled'=>$item_type_disabled,
 							'checked'=>$item_info->item_type == ITEM)
 					); ?> <?php echo $this->lang->line('items_standard'); ?>
 				</label>
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@
 							'type'=>'radio',
 							'id'=>'item_type',
 							'value'=>1,
+							'disabled'=>$item_type_disabled,
 							'checked'=>$item_info->item_type == ITEM_KIT)
 					); ?> <?php echo $this->lang->line('items_kit'); ?>
 				</label>
@@ -131,7 +132,6 @@
 				?>
 			</div>
 		</div>
-		<?php endif; ?>
 
 		<div class="form-group form-group-sm">
 			<?php echo form_label($this->lang->line('items_supplier'), 'supplier', array('class'=>'control-label col-xs-3')); ?>