diff --git a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
index e3449b8d8..1c6c32512 100644
--- a/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/libtomahawk/TomahawkSettings.cpp
@@ -629,7 +629,9 @@ TomahawkSettings::doUpgrade( int oldVersion, int newVersion )
                 QKeychain::WritePasswordJob* j = new QKeychain::WritePasswordJob( QLatin1String( "Tomahawk" ), this );
                 j->setKey( account );
                 j->setAutoDelete( true );
-
+#if defined( Q_OS_UNIX ) && !defined( Q_OS_MAC )
+                j->setInsecureFallback( true );
+#endif
                 QByteArray data;
                 QDataStream ds( &data, QIODevice::WriteOnly );
                 ds << creds;