diff --git a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/util/ui/preferences/MaterialListPreference.java b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/util/ui/preferences/MaterialListPreference.java
index 1396c604eb62dd686b63e50cccfc8606f353dd26..efbaa060986a894248e8d05acd1cbeff63ffb2d5 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/util/ui/preferences/MaterialListPreference.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/de/kuschku/util/ui/preferences/MaterialListPreference.java
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import com.afollestad.materialdialogs.MaterialDialog;
 
 import java.lang.reflect.Field;
 
+import de.kuschku.quasseldroid_ng.R;
 import de.kuschku.util.annotationbind.AutoBinder;
 
 /**
@@ -120,7 +121,7 @@ public class MaterialListPreference extends ListPreference {
                             break;
                     }
                 })
-                .backgroundColor(AutoBinder.obtainColor(de.kuschku.quasseldroid_ng.R.attr.colorBackgroundDialog, context.getTheme()))
+                .backgroundColor(AutoBinder.obtainColor(R.attr.colorBackground, context.getTheme()))
                 .negativeText(getNegativeButtonText())
                 .items(getEntries())
                 .autoDismiss(true) // immediately close the dialog after selection
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
index 05ae0682b54052501503010d492f4924571a2b80..4d99f32e6fe8bb351964928ee6bc2f63900d93c3 100644
--- a/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
+++ b/app/src/main/res/values/attrs.xml
@@ -76,7 +76,6 @@
     <attr name="colorBackgroundHighlight" format="color"/>
     <attr name="colorBackgroundSecondary" format="color"/>
     <attr name="colorBackgroundCard" format="color"/>
-    <attr name="colorBackgroundDialog" format="color"/>
 
     <!-- Tint colors for drawer -->