diff --git a/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancer-proxy.c b/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancer-proxy.c
index 76cbe4a0..9e2622b6 100644
--- a/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancer-proxy.c
+++ b/src/lib/clapper/clapper-enhancer-proxy.c
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@
 #include "config.h"
 
 #include <gobject/gvaluecollector.h>
+#include <gio/gsettingsbackend.h>
 
 #include "clapper-enhancer-proxy-private.h"
 #include "clapper-enhancer-proxy-list.h"
@@ -896,8 +897,18 @@ clapper_enhancer_proxy_get_settings (ClapperEnhancerProxy *self)
   /* Try to lazy load schemas */
   _init_schema (self);
 
-  if (self->schema)
-    settings = g_settings_new_full (self->schema, NULL, NULL);
+  if (self->schema) {
+    GSettingsBackend *backend;
+    gchar *filename;
+
+    filename = g_build_filename (g_get_user_config_dir (),
+        CLAPPER_API_NAME, "enhancers", "keyfile", NULL);
+    backend = g_keyfile_settings_backend_new (filename, "/", NULL);
+    g_free (filename);
+
+    settings = g_settings_new_full (self->schema, backend, NULL);
+    g_object_unref (backend);
+  }
 
   return settings;
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/clapper/meson.build b/src/lib/clapper/meson.build
index 50e36928..3c337380 100644
--- a/src/lib/clapper/meson.build
+++ b/src/lib/clapper/meson.build
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ clapper_c_args = [
   '-DG_LOG_DOMAIN="Clapper"',
   '-DCLAPPER_COMPILATION',
   '-DGST_USE_UNSTABLE_API',
+  '-DG_SETTINGS_ENABLE_BACKEND',
 ]
 
 if get_option('default_library') == 'static'