diff --git a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt
index a1820a408..b6f76d8bd 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/org/mozilla/fenix/settings/account/AccountSettingsFragment.kt
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class AccountSettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
 
         // Make sure out sync engine checkboxes are up-to-date and disabled if currently syncing
         updateSyncEngineStates()
-        setCwtsDisabledWhileSyncing(accountManager.isSyncActive())
+        setDisabledWhileSyncing(accountManager.isSyncActive())
 
         val historyNameKey = getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_sync_history)
         findPreference<CheckBoxPreference>(historyNameKey)?.apply {
@@ -317,10 +317,14 @@ class AccountSettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
         }
     }
 
-    private fun setCwtsDisabledWhileSyncing(isSyncing: Boolean) {
+    private fun setDisabledWhileSyncing(isSyncing: Boolean) {
         findPreference<PreferenceCategory>(
             getPreferenceKey(R.string.preferences_sync_category)
         )?.isEnabled = !isSyncing
+
+        findPreference<EditTextPreference>(
+            getPreferenceKey(R.string.pref_key_sync_device_name)
+        )?.isEnabled = !isSyncing
     }
 
     private val syncStatusObserver = object : SyncStatusObserver {
@@ -330,7 +334,7 @@ class AccountSettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
                 view?.announceForAccessibility(getString(R.string.sync_syncing_in_progress))
                 pref?.title = getString(R.string.sync_syncing_in_progress)
                 pref?.isEnabled = false
-                setCwtsDisabledWhileSyncing(true)
+                setDisabledWhileSyncing(true)
             }
         }
 
@@ -347,7 +351,7 @@ class AccountSettingsFragment : PreferenceFragmentCompat() {
                 }
                 // Make sure out sync engine checkboxes are up-to-date.
                 updateSyncEngineStates()
-                setCwtsDisabledWhileSyncing(false)
+                setDisabledWhileSyncing(false)
             }
         }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml b/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
index a83baa30a..dfd617235 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/xml/account_settings_preferences.xml
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
-<!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!-- This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
    - License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
    - file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/. -->
+
 <PreferenceScreen xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android">
+
     <androidx.preference.Preference
         android:key="@string/pref_key_sync_now"
         android:title="@string/preferences_sync_now" />
 
+    <androidx.preference.EditTextPreference
+        android:key="@string/pref_key_sync_device_name"
+        android:title="@string/preferences_sync_device_name" />
+
     <androidx.preference.Preference
         android:key="@string/pref_key_sign_out"
         android:title="@string/preferences_sign_out" />
@@ -29,10 +34,5 @@
             android:defaultValue="true"
             android:key="@string/pref_key_sync_logins"
             android:title="@string/preferences_sync_logins" />
-
-        <androidx.preference.EditTextPreference
-            android:key="@string/pref_key_sync_device_name"
-            android:title="@string/preferences_sync_device_name" />
-
     </androidx.preference.PreferenceCategory>
 </PreferenceScreen>