diff --git a/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc b/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
index 794811f239dcb62e025519868313944d60a37934..a6a061f79ad605ec23121c84e9d5e0e80c34e475 100644
--- a/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
+++ b/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ class user extends simplePlugin
             _('Home address'), _('Home postal address'),
             'homePostalAddress', FALSE
           ),
-          new StringAttribute (
+          new PhoneNumberAttribute (
             _('Private phone'), _('Home phone number'),
             'homePhone', FALSE
           ),