diff --git a/src/settings.cpp b/src/settings.cpp
--- a/src/settings.cpp
+++ b/src/settings.cpp
@@ -1161,11 +1161,11 @@ static const SettingDescGlobVarList _mis
 	SDTG_MMANY("display_opt",     SLE_UINT8, S, 0, _display_opt,       (1 << DO_SHOW_TOWN_NAMES | 1 << DO_SHOW_STATION_NAMES | 1 << DO_SHOW_SIGNS | 1 << DO_FULL_ANIMATION | 1 << DO_FULL_DETAIL | 1 << DO_WAYPOINTS), "SHOW_TOWN_NAMES|SHOW_STATION_NAMES|SHOW_SIGNS|FULL_ANIMATION||FULL_DETAIL|WAYPOINTS", STR_NULL, NULL),
 	 SDTG_BOOL("news_ticker_sound",          S, 0, _news_ticker_sound,     true,    STR_NULL, NULL),
 	 SDTG_BOOL("fullscreen",                 S, 0, _fullscreen,           false,    STR_NULL, NULL),
-	  SDTG_STR("graphicsset",      SLE_STRB,C|S,0, _ini_graphics_set,      NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
-	  SDTG_STR("videodriver",      SLE_STRB,C|S,0, _ini_videodriver,       NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
-	  SDTG_STR("musicdriver",      SLE_STRB,C|S,0, _ini_musicdriver,       NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
-	  SDTG_STR("sounddriver",      SLE_STRB,C|S,0, _ini_sounddriver,       NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
-	  SDTG_STR("blitter",          SLE_STRB,C|S,0, _ini_blitter,           NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
+	  SDTG_STR("graphicsset",      SLE_STRQ,C|S,0, _ini_graphics_set,      NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
+	  SDTG_STR("videodriver",      SLE_STRQ,C|S,0, _ini_videodriver,       NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
+	  SDTG_STR("musicdriver",      SLE_STRQ,C|S,0, _ini_musicdriver,       NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
+	  SDTG_STR("sounddriver",      SLE_STRQ,C|S,0, _ini_sounddriver,       NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
+	  SDTG_STR("blitter",          SLE_STRQ,C|S,0, _ini_blitter,           NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
 	  SDTG_STR("language",         SLE_STRB, S, 0, _dynlang.curr_file,     NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),
 	SDTG_CONDLIST("resolution",  SLE_INT, 2, S, 0, _cur_resolution,   "640,480",    STR_NULL, NULL, 0, SL_MAX_VERSION), // workaround for implicit lengthof() in SDTG_LIST
 	  SDTG_STR("screenshot_format",SLE_STRB, S, 0, _screenshot_format_name,NULL,    STR_NULL, NULL),