diff --git a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
--- a/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/filewidgets/kfilewidget.cpp
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
      * Sets the dummy entry on the history combo box. If the dummy entry
      * already exists, it is overwritten with this information.
      */
-    void setDummyHistoryEntry(const QString &text, const QPixmap &icon = QPixmap(),
+    void setDummyHistoryEntry(const QString &text, const QIcon &icon = QIcon(),
                               bool usePreviousPixmapIfNull = true);
 
     /**
@@ -1206,7 +1206,7 @@
     setLocationText(list.urlList());
 }
 
-void KFileWidgetPrivate::setDummyHistoryEntry(const QString &text, const QPixmap &icon,
+void KFileWidgetPrivate::setDummyHistoryEntry(const QString &text, const QIcon &icon,
         bool usePreviousPixmapIfNull)
 {
     // setCurrentItem() will cause textChanged() being emitted,
@@ -1280,16 +1280,15 @@
 void KFileWidgetPrivate::setLocationText(const QUrl &url)
 {
     if (!url.isEmpty()) {
-        QPixmap mimeTypeIcon = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(KIO::iconNameForUrl(url), KIconLoader::Small);
         if (!url.isRelative()) {
             const QUrl directory = url.adjusted(QUrl::RemoveFilename);
             if (!directory.path().isEmpty()) {
                 q->setUrl(directory, false);
             } else {
                 q->setUrl(url, false);
             }
         }
-        setDummyHistoryEntry(url.fileName(), mimeTypeIcon);
+        setDummyHistoryEntry(url.fileName(), QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(url)));
     } else {
         removeDummyHistoryEntry();
     }
@@ -1325,10 +1324,9 @@
         }
         urls = urls.left(urls.size() - 1);
 
-        setDummyHistoryEntry(urls, QPixmap(), false);
+        setDummyHistoryEntry(urls, QIcon(), false);
     } else if (urlList.count() == 1) {
-        const QPixmap mimeTypeIcon = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(KIO::iconNameForUrl(urlList[0]),  KIconLoader::Small);
-        setDummyHistoryEntry(relativePathOrUrl(currUrl, urlList[0]), mimeTypeIcon);
+        setDummyHistoryEntry(relativePathOrUrl(currUrl, urlList[0]), QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(urlList[0])));
     } else {
         removeDummyHistoryEntry();
     }
@@ -1639,8 +1637,7 @@
     }
 
     const QUrl url = urlFromString(match);
-    const QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(KIO::iconNameForUrl(url), KIconLoader::Small);
-    setDummyHistoryEntry(locationEdit->currentText(), pix, !locationEdit->currentText().isEmpty());
+    setDummyHistoryEntry(locationEdit->currentText(), QIcon::fromTheme(KIO::iconNameForUrl(url)), !locationEdit->currentText().isEmpty());
 }
 
 void KFileWidgetPrivate::_k_slotLocationChanged(const QString &text)