diff --git a/js/ui/main.js b/js/ui/main.js
index 05b30d544..6b180bd9b 100644
--- a/js/ui/main.js
+++ b/js/ui/main.js
@@ -361,7 +361,8 @@ function reloadThemeResource() {
     if (_themeResource)
         _themeResource._unregister();
 
-    _themeResource = Gio.Resource.load('%s/gnome-shell-theme.gresource'.format(global.datadir));
+    _themeResource = Gio.Resource.load('%s/%s'.format(global.datadir,
+        sessionMode.themeResourceName));
     _themeResource._register();
 }
 
diff --git a/js/ui/sessionMode.js b/js/ui/sessionMode.js
index 1c5298770..e12fc2ef4 100644
--- a/js/ui/sessionMode.js
+++ b/js/ui/sessionMode.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ const _modes = {
     'restrictive': {
         parentMode: null,
         stylesheetName: 'gnome-shell.css',
+        themeResourceName: 'gnome-shell-theme.gresource',
         hasOverview: false,
         showCalendarEvents: false,
         allowSettings: false,