diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@
 
     QApplication app(argc, argv);
     app.setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps, true);
-    app.setWindowIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("system-file-manager"), app.windowIcon()));
 
     KCrash::initialize();
 
@@ -129,6 +128,8 @@
         return app.exec();
     }
 
+    app.setWindowIcon(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("system-file-manager"), app.windowIcon()));
+
     const QStringList args = parser.positionalArguments();
     QList<QUrl> urls = Dolphin::validateUris(args);