diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
index 7adf53e5e7..b05c309e4e 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/DefaultLegacySkin.cs
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 using JetBrains.Annotations;
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
+using osu.Game.Extensions;
 using osu.Game.IO;
 using osuTK.Graphics;
 
@@ -35,7 +36,7 @@ public DefaultLegacySkin(SkinInfo skin, IResourceStore<byte[]> storage, IStorage
             ID = SkinInfo.CLASSIC_SKIN, // this is temporary until database storage is decided upon.
             Name = "osu!classic",
             Creator = "team osu!",
-            InstantiationInfo = typeof(DefaultLegacySkin).AssemblyQualifiedName,
+            InstantiationInfo = typeof(DefaultLegacySkin).GetInvariantInstantiationInfo()
         };
     }
 }
diff --git a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs
index a61a6dd1ce..bc57a8e71c 100644
--- a/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs
+++ b/osu.Game/Skinning/SkinInfo.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 using osu.Framework.IO.Stores;
 using osu.Game.Configuration;
 using osu.Game.Database;
+using osu.Game.Extensions;
 using osu.Game.IO;
 
 namespace osu.Game.Skinning
@@ -50,7 +51,7 @@ public virtual Skin CreateInstance(IResourceStore<byte[]> legacyDefaultResources
             ID = DEFAULT_SKIN,
             Name = "osu!lazer",
             Creator = "team osu!",
-            InstantiationInfo = typeof(DefaultSkin).AssemblyQualifiedName,
+            InstantiationInfo = typeof(DefaultSkin).GetInvariantInstantiationInfo()
         };
 
         public bool Equals(SkinInfo other) => other != null && ID == other.ID;