diff --git a/thunar/thunar-window.c b/thunar/thunar-window.c
index 7f482e19d31891c7181b6ae1c426e4cc2562db99..7db14fb2ec9a41cac64f6a0c5349df7689b3d72d 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-window.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-window.c
@@ -1821,6 +1821,7 @@ thunar_window_install_location_bar (ThunarWindow *window,
           /* setup the toolbar for the location bar */
           window->location_toolbar = gtk_ui_manager_get_widget (window->ui_manager, "/location-toolbar");
           g_object_get (G_OBJECT (window->preferences), "misc-small-toolbar-icons", &small_icons, NULL);
+          gtk_toolbar_set_style (GTK_TOOLBAR (window->location_toolbar), GTK_TOOLBAR_ICONS);
           gtk_toolbar_set_icon_size (GTK_TOOLBAR (window->location_toolbar),
                                      small_icons ? GTK_ICON_SIZE_SMALL_TOOLBAR : GTK_ICON_SIZE_LARGE_TOOLBAR);
           gtk_table_attach (GTK_TABLE (window->table), window->location_toolbar, 0, 1, 1, 2, GTK_EXPAND | GTK_FILL, GTK_FILL, 0, 0);