diff --git a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
index f368ce93f0..ab5b46bb7a 100644
--- a/src/components/views/settings/tabs/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
+++ b/src/components/views/settings/tabs/GeneralUserSettingsTab.js
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ export default class GeneralUserSettingsTab extends React.Component {
         return (
             <div className="mx_SettingsTab_section mx_GeneralUserSettingsTab_themeSection">
                 <span className="mx_SettingsTab_subheading">{_t("Theme")}</span>
-                <Field id="theme" label={_t("Theme")} element="select" disabled={true}
+                <Field id="theme" label={_t("Theme")} element="select"
                        value={this.state.theme} onChange={this._onThemeChange}>
                     <option value="dharma">{_t("Default theme")}</option>
                     <option value="dark">{_t("Dark theme")}</option>