diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 9cd62b6fe5..4be5d19f44 100755
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -731,6 +731,7 @@ static void xmb_draw_text(
 {
    uint32_t color;
    uint8_t a8;
+   settings_t *settings;
 
    if (alpha > xmb->alpha)
       alpha = xmb->alpha;
@@ -741,7 +742,11 @@ static void xmb_draw_text(
    if (a8 == 0)
       return;
 
-   color = FONT_COLOR_RGBA(xmb_font_color_red, xmb_font_color_green, xmb_font_color_blue, a8);
+   settings = config_get_ptr();
+   color = FONT_COLOR_RGBA(
+         settings->uints.menu_xmb_font_color_red,
+         settings->uints.menu_xmb_font_color_green,
+         settings->uints.menu_xmb_font_color_blue, a8);
 
    menu_display_draw_text(font, str, x, y,
          width, height, color, text_align, scale_factor,