diff --git a/src/configuration.cc b/src/configuration.cc
index 467f06008a0d04c823860d7a630f1f4850670e68..17e38c32711b7d33645f4e8ee19754d5dfc34435 100644
--- a/src/configuration.cc
+++ b/src/configuration.cc
@@ -3,7 +3,9 @@
 #include <cmath>
 
 Configuration::Configuration(QObject *parent)
-    : QObject(parent), settings_("matrix-group", "libmueb") {
+    : QObject(parent),
+      settings_(QSettings::IniFormat, QSettings::UserScope, "matrix-group",
+                "libmueb") {
   LoadSettings();
 }