diff --git a/src/process-window.c b/src/process-window.c
index 36c01ca..1e63e9a 100644
--- a/src/process-window.c
+++ b/src/process-window.c
@@ -299,8 +299,9 @@ xtm_process_window_init (XtmProcessWindow *window)
 	gtk_widget_show (window->treeview);
 	gtk_container_add (GTK_CONTAINER (gtk_builder_get_object (window->builder, "scrolledwindow")), window->treeview);
 
-	g_object_bind_property (gtk_builder_get_object (window->builder, "legend"), "visible",
-			window->settings, "show-legend", G_BINDING_BIDIRECTIONAL);
+	g_object_bind_property(window->settings, "show-legend",
+			gtk_builder_get_object(window->builder, "legend"), "visible",
+			G_BINDING_SYNC_CREATE);
 
 	window->filter_entry = GTK_WIDGET(gtk_builder_get_object (window->builder, "filter-entry"));
 	g_signal_connect (G_OBJECT(window->filter_entry), "icon-press", G_CALLBACK(filter_entry_icon_pressed_cb), NULL);
diff --git a/src/settings.c b/src/settings.c
index c555188..6b5e62c 100644
--- a/src/settings.c
+++ b/src/settings.c
@@ -165,6 +165,8 @@ xtm_settings_bind_xfconf (XtmSettings *settings, XfconfChannel *channel)
 		G_OBJECT (settings), "show-all-processes");
 	xfconf_g_property_bind (channel, SETTING_SHOW_APPLICATION_ICONS, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
 		G_OBJECT (settings), "show-application-icons");
+	xfconf_g_property_bind (channel, SETTING_SHOW_LEGEND, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
+		G_OBJECT (settings), "show-legend");
 	xfconf_g_property_bind (channel, SETTING_FULL_COMMAND_LINE, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,
 		G_OBJECT (settings), "full-command-line");
 	xfconf_g_property_bind (channel, SETTING_MORE_PRECISION, G_TYPE_BOOLEAN,