diff --git a/common/configopts.c b/common/configopts.c
index f94d6731..9237bf18 100644
--- a/common/configopts.c
+++ b/common/configopts.c
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ cfg_opt_t titlebar_opts[] =
 {
     CFG_POSITION((char *) "position", (char *) "auto", CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_ALIGNMENT((char *) "text_align", (char *) "center", CFGF_NONE),
-    CFG_STR((char *) "icon", (char *) "left", CFGF_NONE),
+    CFG_ALIGNMENT((char *) "icon", (char *) "left", CFGF_NONE),
     CFG_AWESOME_END()
 };
 cfg_opt_t general_opts[] =