diff --git a/src/config/rcxml.c b/src/config/rcxml.c
index 141b2c3d..fd70fd45 100644
--- a/src/config/rcxml.c
+++ b/src/config/rcxml.c
@@ -678,7 +678,7 @@ post_processing(void)
 	if (!wl_list_length(&rc.libinput_categories)) {
 		/* So we still allow tap to click by default */
 		struct libinput_category *l = libinput_category_create();
-		l->type = TOUCH_DEVICE;
+		l->type = DEFAULT_DEVICE;
 	}
 	if (!wl_list_length(&rc.workspace_config.workspaces)) {
 		struct workspace *workspace = calloc(1, sizeof(struct workspace));