diff --git a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences/interface.js.es6 b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences/interface.js.es6
index 18dccd8685..1b20fabe22 100644
--- a/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences/interface.js.es6
+++ b/app/assets/javascripts/discourse/controllers/preferences/interface.js.es6
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ export default Ember.Controller.extend(PreferencesTabController, {
   @computed()
   userSelectableHome() {
     return _.map(USER_HOMES, (name, num) => {
-      return {name: I18n.t('filters.' + name + '.title'), value: num};
+      return {name: I18n.t('filters.' + name + '.title'), value: Number(num)};
     });
   },