diff --git a/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp b/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp
--- a/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp
+++ b/kcms/kfontinst/kcmfontinst/FontList.cpp
@@ -1949,7 +1949,7 @@
         }
 
         QPoint  hotspot;
-        QPixmap pix(DesktopIcon(icon, KIconLoader::SizeMedium));
+        QPixmap pix = QIcon::fromTheme(icon).pixmap(style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_LargeIconSize));
 
         hotspot.setX(0); // pix.width()/2);
         hotspot.setY(0); // pix.height()/2);