diff --git a/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp b/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
index c72315280..218b26fb1 100644
--- a/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
+++ b/src/plasma/private/applet_p.cpp
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ KConfigGroup *AppletPrivate::mainConfigGroup()
 
     if (configLoader) {
         configLoader->setSharedConfig(KSharedConfig::openConfig(mainConfig->config()->name()));
-        configLoader->readConfig();
+        configLoader->load();
     }
 
     return mainConfig;