Time Machine icon unexpectedly changed

How do I get the TM drive to display the TM icon, instead of the default Firewire one? After restoring the original icons after I had changed them, TM only shows the default Firewire icon. Is there a way to fix this?

In the TM preferences, turn off and then turn on Time Machine and then reselect the drive. It will bring up the icon again.

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