diff --git a/res/values/themes.xml b/res/values/themes.xml
index 390be584e21..a775c6892a7 100644
--- a/res/values/themes.xml
+++ b/res/values/themes.xml
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@
         <item name="preferenceTheme">@style/PreferenceTheme</item>
 
         <!-- action bar, needed for search bar icon tinting -->
-        <item name="android:actionBarTheme">@*android:style/ThemeOverlay.DeviceDefault.ActionBar.Accent</item>
+        <item name="android:actionBarTheme">@*android:style/ThemeOverlay.DeviceDefault.ActionBar</item>
 
         <!-- For battery status icons in -->
         <item name="batteryGoodColor">@color/battery_good_color_light</item>