diff --git a/src/MainWindow.cpp b/src/MainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -728,7 +728,7 @@
     }
 
     KConfigDialog *settingsDialog = new KConfigDialog(this, QStringLiteral("settings"), KonsoleSettings::self());
-    settingsDialog->setFaceType(KPageDialog::Tabbed);
+    settingsDialog->setFaceType(KPageDialog::List);
 
     auto generalSettings = new GeneralSettings(settingsDialog);
     settingsDialog->addPage(generalSettings,