diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index f5a0dc3e..94ff490a 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ void Configuration::Read()
 				if (interval)
 					visualizer_sync_interval = interval;
 			}
-			else if (name == "sort_mode")
+			else if (name == "browser_sort_mode")
 			{
 				if (v == "mtime")
 					browser_sort_mode = smMTime;