diff --git a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertypeset.lua b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertypeset.lua
index 1badbce77..efca37059 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertypeset.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/reader/modules/readertypeset.lua
@@ -511,7 +511,11 @@ function ReaderTypeset:onSetPageTopAndBottomMargin(t_b_margins, when_applied_cal
 end
 
 function ReaderTypeset:onSyncPageTopBottomMargins(toggle, when_applied_callback)
-    self.sync_t_b_page_margins = not self.sync_t_b_page_margins
+    if toggle == nil then
+        self.sync_t_b_page_margins = not self.sync_t_b_page_margins
+    else
+        self.sync_t_b_page_margins = toggle
+    end
     if self.sync_t_b_page_margins then
         -- Adjust current top and bottom margins if needed
         if self.unscaled_margins[2] ~= self.unscaled_margins[4] then
diff --git a/plugins/profiles.koplugin/main.lua b/plugins/profiles.koplugin/main.lua
index 3368008b8..0e4c84284 100644
--- a/plugins/profiles.koplugin/main.lua
+++ b/plugins/profiles.koplugin/main.lua
@@ -399,9 +399,9 @@ function Profiles:getProfileFromCurrentBookSettings(new_name)
             "word_expansion",
             "visible_pages",
             "h_page_margins",
-            "sync_t_b_page_margins",
             "t_page_margin",
             "b_page_margin",
+            "sync_t_b_page_margins",
             "view_mode",
             "block_rendering_mode",
             "render_dpi",