diff --git a/gnome/src/sflphone_client.c b/gnome/src/sflphone_client.c
index 07d29a5a4564db2d0dfb19c43cc7456ef4114c02..8fc9001039ed5ede517a9a316123e6662530f86f 100644
--- a/gnome/src/sflphone_client.c
+++ b/gnome/src/sflphone_client.c
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ sflphone_client_command_line_handler(G_GNUC_UNUSED GApplication *application,
 
     g_option_context_free(context);
 
+    /* Override theme since we don't have appropriate icons for a dark them (yet) */
+	GtkSettings *gtk_settings = gtk_settings_get_default();
+	g_object_set(G_OBJECT(gtk_settings), "gtk-application-prefer-dark-theme",
+                 FALSE, NULL);
+
     if (!sflphone_init(&error, client)) {
         g_warning("%s", error->message);
         GtkWidget *dialog = gtk_message_dialog_new(NULL,