diff --git a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs
index 5898482e4a..123cecb0cd 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Overlays/Settings/Sections/SkinSection.cs
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
             if (skinDropdown.Items.All(s => s.ID != configBindable.Value))
                 configBindable.Value = 0;
 
-            configBindable.BindValueChanged(id => dropdownBindable.Value = skinDropdown.Items.Single(s => s.ID == id.NewValue), true);
+            configBindable.BindValueChanged(id => Scheduler.AddOnce(updateSelectedSkinFromConfig), true);
             dropdownBindable.BindValueChanged(skin =>
             {
                 if (skin.NewValue == random_skin_info)
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ namespace osu.Game.Overlays.Settings.Sections
             });
         }
 
+        private void updateSelectedSkinFromConfig() => dropdownBindable.Value = skinDropdown.Items.Single(s => s.ID == configBindable.Value);
+
         private void updateItems()
         {
             skinItems = skins.GetAllUsableSkins();