diff --git a/src/Settings.hs b/src/Settings.hs
index 9fa858fa2..a0cc9022c 100644
--- a/src/Settings.hs
+++ b/src/Settings.hs
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ widgetFile nameBase = do
         = widgetFileReload widgetFileSettings
         | otherwise
         = widgetFileNoReload widgetFileSettings
-  [e| widgetFile nameBase |]
+  widgetFile nameBase
 #endif
 
 -- | Raw bytes at compile time of @config/settings.yml@