diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
index ce09259785..a3ca17d11f 100644
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ void read_settings_xml()
 
   // Parse settings.xml file
   xml_document doc;
-  auto result = doc.load_file("settings.xml");
+  auto result = doc.load_file(filename.c_str());
   if (!result) {
     fatal_error("Error processing settings.xml file.");
   }