diff --git a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/kpropertiesdialog.cpp
@@ -981,7 +981,7 @@
         iconLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
         int bsize = 66 + 2 * iconLabel->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_ButtonMargin);
         iconLabel->setFixedSize(bsize, bsize);
-        iconLabel->setPixmap(KIconLoader::global()->loadIcon(iconStr, KIconLoader::Desktop, 48));
+        iconLabel->setPixmap(QIcon::fromTheme(iconStr).pixmap(48));
         d->iconArea = iconLabel;
     }
     grid->addWidget(d->iconArea, curRow, 0, Qt::AlignCenter);