diff --git a/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc b/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
index c14198445a..e92dbf972d 100644
--- a/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
+++ b/libs/ardour/internal_send.cc
@@ -357,6 +357,9 @@ InternalSend::set_block_size (pframes_t nframes)
 void
 InternalSend::set_allow_feedback (bool yn)
 {
+	if (is_foldback ()) {
+		return;
+	}
 	_allow_feedback = yn;
 	_send_from->processors_changed (RouteProcessorChange ()); /* EMIT SIGNAL */
 }
@@ -407,7 +410,11 @@ InternalSend::set_state (const XMLNode& node, int version)
 		}
 	}
 
-	node.get_property (X_("allow-feedback"), _allow_feedback);
+	if (!is_foldback ()) {
+		node.get_property (X_("allow-feedback"), _allow_feedback);
+	} else {
+		_allow_feedback = false;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }