diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/themes.c b/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
index d0620048..53d5e262 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/themes.c
@@ -950,7 +950,7 @@ static int theme_read(THEME_REC *theme, const char *path)
                 theme->default_color = -1;
 	theme_read_replaces(config, theme);
 
-	if (path == NULL)
+	if (path != NULL)
 		theme_copy_abstracts(theme, internal_theme);
 	theme_read_abstracts(config, theme);