diff --git a/app/src/main/assets/changelog.html b/app/src/main/assets/changelog.html
index d5806029..749f19f6 100644
--- a/app/src/main/assets/changelog.html
+++ b/app/src/main/assets/changelog.html
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@
     </li>
     <li><b>FIX:</b> Last song in the song view not showing up.
     </li>
+    <li><b>FIX:</b> Hopefully fixed the bug where the alternative progress slider always stayed
+        black on some devices. Please report if the bug is fixed at the <a
+                href="https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/106227738496107108513">Google+
+            Community</a>.
+    </li>
 </ol>
 
 <h3>Version 0.9.43</h3>
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java
index 2e4da9f8..8b6c5d82 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/kabouzeid/gramophone/ui/activities/base/AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity.java
@@ -686,13 +686,8 @@ public abstract class AbsSlidingMusicPanelActivity extends AbsMusicServiceActivi
     }
 
     private static void setSeekBarTint(SeekBar seekBar, @ColorInt int thumbColor, @ColorInt int progressColor) {
-        if (Build.VERSION.SDK_INT >= Build.VERSION_CODES.LOLLIPOP) {
-            seekBar.setThumbTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(thumbColor));
-            seekBar.setProgressTintList(ColorStateList.valueOf(progressColor));
-        } else {
-            seekBar.getThumb().setColorFilter(thumbColor, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
-            seekBar.getProgressDrawable().setColorFilter(progressColor, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
-        }
+        seekBar.getThumb().mutate().setColorFilter(thumbColor, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
+        seekBar.getProgressDrawable().mutate().setColorFilter(progressColor, PorterDuff.Mode.SRC_IN);
     }
 
     private void setUpProgressSlider() {