diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index d43a529..06e53d3 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -1492,7 +1492,7 @@ void
 xsettitle(char *p)
 {
 	XTextProperty prop;
-	DEFAULT(p, "st");
+	DEFAULT(p, opt_title);
 
 	Xutf8TextListToTextProperty(xw.dpy, &p, 1, XUTF8StringStyle,
 			&prop);