diff --git a/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua b/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua
index 1bc32bd9..7dcc44b0 100644
--- a/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua
+++ b/lib/menubar/icon_theme.lua
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ local get_default_icon_theme_name = function()
             end
         end
     end
-    return nil
+    return "hicolor"
 end
 
 local icon_theme = { mt = {} }