diff --git a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java
index 2428919c5e..34d712f707 100644
--- a/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java
+++ b/jme3-core/src/main/java/com/jme3/animation/SkeletonControl.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2009-2023 jMonkeyEngine
+ * Copyright (c) 2009-2025 jMonkeyEngine
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -250,6 +250,8 @@ private void controlRenderSoftware() {
         resetToBind(); // reset morph meshes to bind pose
 
         offsetMatrices = skeleton.computeSkinningMatrices();
+        numberOfBonesParam.setEnabled(false);
+        boneMatricesParam.setEnabled(false);
 
         for (Geometry geometry : targets) {
             Mesh mesh = geometry.getMesh();