diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences_controller.js b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences_controller.js
index 61f94b7eed7..cfe7efeae83 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences_controller.js
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences_controller.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 **/
 Discourse.PreferencesController = Discourse.ObjectController.extend({
   allowAvatarUpload: function() {
-    return Discourse.SiteSetting.allow_uploaded_avatars;
+    return Discourse.SiteSettings.allow_uploaded_avatars;
   }.property(),
 
   // By default we haven't saved anything