diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
index 1758bb699..de5fcd859 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.cpp
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ SettingsDialog::SettingsDialog(
   ui->m_pPushButtonTlsCertPath->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QIcon::ThemeIcon::DocumentOpen));
   ui->m_pButtonBrowseLog->setIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QIcon::ThemeIcon::DocumentOpen));
 
+  ui->rb_icon_mono->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/deskflow-%1/apps/64/deskflow-symbolic").arg(iconMode())));
+  ui->rb_icon_colorful->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/deskflow-%1/apps/64/deskflow").arg(iconMode())));
+
   // force the first tab, since qt creator sets the active tab as the last one
   // the developer was looking at, and it's easy to accidentally save that.
   ui->m_pTabWidget->setCurrentIndex(0);
@@ -243,7 +246,6 @@ void SettingsDialog::loadFromConfig()
     ui->rb_icon_colorful->setChecked(true);
   else
     ui->rb_icon_mono->setChecked(true);
-  ui->rb_icon_mono->setIcon(QIcon(QStringLiteral(":/icons/deskflow-%1/apps/64/deskflow-symbolic").arg(iconMode())));
 
   updateTlsControls();
 }
diff --git a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui
index d946bef59..8bf2b0273 100644
--- a/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui
+++ b/src/apps/deskflow-gui/dialogs/SettingsDialog.ui
@@ -174,10 +174,6 @@
               <property name="text">
                <string>Colorful</string>
               </property>
-              <property name="icon">
-               <iconset resource="../../res/deskflow.qrc">
-                <normaloff>:/icons/common/deskflow.svg</normaloff>:/icons/common/deskflow.svg</iconset>
-              </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
             <item>
@@ -185,10 +181,6 @@
               <property name="text">
                <string>Monocolor</string>
               </property>
-              <property name="icon">
-               <iconset resource="../../res/deskflow.qrc">
-                <normaloff>:/icons/deskflow-dark/apps/64/deskflow-symbolic.svg</normaloff>:/icons/deskflow-dark/apps/64/deskflow-symbolic.svg</iconset>
-              </property>
              </widget>
             </item>
            </layout>
@@ -794,9 +786,7 @@
   <tabstop>m_pRadioSystemScope</tabstop>
   <tabstop>m_pComboElevate</tabstop>
  </tabstops>
- <resources>
-  <include location="../../res/deskflow.qrc"/>
- </resources>
+ <resources/>
  <connections>
   <connection>
    <sender>m_pButtonBox</sender>