diff --git a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_customize.xml b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_customize.xml
index b4eeaf48f..bdd0065cd 100644
--- a/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_customize.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/skins/default/xui/en-us/floater_customize.xml
@@ -47,12 +47,10 @@
 			     name="Legs" scale_image="true" width="82" />
 			<radio_group bottom="-387" control_name="AvatarSex" draw_border="true" follows="left|top"
 			     height="34" left="8" mouse_opaque="true" name="sex radio" width="82">
-				<radio_item type="string" length="1" bottom="-17" follows="left|top" height="16" left="1" mouse_opaque="true"
-				     name="radio" width="82">
+				<radio_item bottom="-17" follows="left|top" height="16" left="1" name="radio" width="82" value="0">
 					Female
 				</radio_item>
-				<radio_item type="string" length="1" bottom="-33" follows="left|top" height="16" left="1" mouse_opaque="true"
-				     name="radio2" width="82">
+				<radio_item bottom="-33" follows="left|top" height="16" left="1" name="radio2" width="82" value="1">
 					Male
 				</radio_item>
 			</radio_group>