diff --git a/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc b/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
index aaae7c5b7ba87b60a0ca97ce9b1719e78cfb7c04..972c070bc8047bd87aa255fed79fe12260623966 100644
--- a/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
+++ b/plugins/personal/generic/class_user.inc
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ class user extends simplePlugin
             _('Home address'), _('Home postal address'),
             'homePostalAddress', FALSE
           ),
-          new StringAttribute (
+          new PhoneNumberAttribute (
             _('Private phone'), _('Home phone number'),
             'homePhone', FALSE
           ),