diff --git a/mode-icons.el b/mode-icons.el
index 6615598..f727bec 100644
--- a/mode-icons.el
+++ b/mode-icons.el
@@ -186,7 +186,8 @@ ICON-SPEC should be a specification from `mode-icons'."
 		(push (copy-sequence minor) mode-icons-set-minor-mode-icon-alist))
 	    (setq mode-name (replace-regexp-in-string "^ " "" mode-name))
 	    (setcdr minor (list (concat (or (and mode-icons-separate-images-with-spaces " ") "")
-					(mode-icons-propertize-mode mode-name icon-spec))))))))))
+					(mode-icons-propertize-mode mode-name icon-spec)))))))))
+  (force-mode-line-update t))
 
 ;;;###autoload
 (define-minor-mode mode-icons-mode