diff --git a/gui/dialogs/instruments.xml b/gui/dialogs/instruments.xml
index 9c3125e0b..611ca4430 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/instruments.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/instruments.xml
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@
       <col>3</col>
       <width>75</width>
       <height>25</height>
+	  <live>true</live>
       <property>/instrumentation/altimeter/setting-inhg</property>
       <binding>
         <command>dialog-apply</command>
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@
       <col>3</col>
       <width>75</width>
       <height>25</height>
+	  <live>true</live>
       <property>/instrumentation/heading-indicator/offset-deg</property>
       <binding>
         <command>dialog-apply</command>
diff --git a/gui/dialogs/location-on-ground.xml b/gui/dialogs/location-on-ground.xml
index fe4e2f5a3..45c836314 100644
--- a/gui/dialogs/location-on-ground.xml
+++ b/gui/dialogs/location-on-ground.xml
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
 
     <input>
       <row>0</row><col>2</col>
+	  <live>true</live>
       <property>/sim/gui/dialogs/location-on-ground/airport</property>
       <binding>
         <command>dialog-apply</command>