diff --git a/src/app/application.cpp b/src/app/application.cpp
index 6b332cf4e..2025f82b7 100644
--- a/src/app/application.cpp
+++ b/src/app/application.cpp
@@ -92,7 +92,6 @@ Application::Application(const QString &id, int &argc, char **argv)
     setApplicationName("qBittorrent");
     initializeTranslation();
 #ifndef DISABLE_GUI
-    setStyleSheet("QStatusBar::item { border-width: 0; }");
     setQuitOnLastWindowClosed(false);
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     connect(this, SIGNAL(commitDataRequest(QSessionManager &)), this, SLOT(shutdownCleanup(QSessionManager &)), Qt::DirectConnection);
diff --git a/src/gui/statusbar.cpp b/src/gui/statusbar.cpp
index 211ec7811..d5b954302 100644
--- a/src/gui/statusbar.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/statusbar.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
 StatusBar::StatusBar(QStatusBar *bar)
   : m_bar(bar)
 {
+  qApp->setStyleSheet("QStatusBar::item { border-width: 0; }");
+
   Preferences* const pref = Preferences::instance();
   connect(BitTorrent::Session::instance(), SIGNAL(speedLimitModeChanged(bool)), this, SLOT(updateAltSpeedsBtn(bool)));
   container = new QWidget(bar);