diff --git a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.json b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.json
index b2176bd55e9..bfa45a3178f 100644
--- a/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.json
+++ b/erpnext/setup/doctype/employee/employee.json
@@ -300,7 +300,8 @@
    "description": "This will create User for this employee depending on the Company Email.",
    "fieldname": "create_user_automatically",
    "fieldtype": "Check",
-   "label": "Create User Automatically"
+   "label": "Create User Automatically",
+   "set_only_once": 1
   },
   {
    "allow_in_quick_entry": 1,
@@ -833,7 +834,7 @@
  "image_field": "image",
  "is_tree": 1,
  "links": [],
- "modified": "2026-02-25 11:23:10.689232",
+ "modified": "2026-03-09 11:06:08.050335",
  "modified_by": "Administrator",
  "module": "Setup",
  "name": "Employee",