diff --git a/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp b/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp
--- a/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp
+++ b/lib/thumbnailview/thumbnailview.cpp
@@ -577,7 +577,7 @@
         // Special case for videos because our kde install may come without
         // support for video thumbnails so we show the mimetype icon instead of
         // a broken image icon
-        QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(item.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, d->mThumbnailSize.height());
+        const QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(item.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, d->mThumbnailSize.height());
         thumbnail.initAsIcon(pix);
     } else if (kind == MimeTypeUtils::KIND_DIR) {
         // Special case for folders because ThumbnailProvider does not return a
@@ -616,7 +616,7 @@
     if (kind == MimeTypeUtils::KIND_ARCHIVE || kind == MimeTypeUtils::KIND_DIR) {
         int groupSize = ThumbnailGroup::pixelSize(ThumbnailGroup::fromPixelSize(d->mThumbnailSize.height()));
         if (thumbnail.mGroupPix.isNull() || thumbnail.mGroupPix.height() < groupSize) {
-            QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(item.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, d->mThumbnailSize.height());
+            const QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(item.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, d->mThumbnailSize.height());
 
             thumbnail.initAsIcon(pix);
             if (kind == MimeTypeUtils::KIND_ARCHIVE) {