diff --git a/src/core/settings.cpp b/src/core/settings.cpp
index 99575e6f1..f2fc31797 100644
--- a/src/core/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/core/settings.cpp
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ void Settings::Save(SettingsInterface& si) const
   si.SetBoolValue("Display", "Force4_3For24Bit", display_force_4_3_for_24bit);
   si.SetStringValue("Display", "AspectRatio", GetDisplayAspectRatioName(display_aspect_ratio));
   si.SetStringValue("Display", "Alignment", GetDisplayAlignmentName(display_alignment));
-  si.SetBoolValue("Display", "Scaling", GetDisplayScalingName(display_scaling));
+  si.SetStringValue("Display", "Scaling", GetDisplayScalingName(display_scaling));
   si.SetIntValue("Display", "CustomAspectRatioNumerator", display_aspect_ratio_custom_numerator);
   si.GetIntValue("Display", "CustomAspectRatioDenominator", display_aspect_ratio_custom_denominator);
   si.SetBoolValue("Display", "ShowOSDMessages", display_show_osd_messages);