diff --git a/src/settings_data.h b/src/settings_data.h
index 5c68bb4ff..3b32f931e 100644
--- a/src/settings_data.h
+++ b/src/settings_data.h
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ static const struct setting allowed_settings[] = {
                 .name = "default_icon",
                 .section = "*",
                 .description = "The default icon that is used when no icon is passed",
-                .type = TYPE_STRING,
+                .type = TYPE_PATH,
                 .default_value = "*",
                 .value = NULL,
                 .parser = NULL,