diff --git a/src/widgets/renamedialog.cpp b/src/widgets/renamedialog.cpp
--- a/src/widgets/renamedialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/renamedialog.cpp
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@
     d->m_srcPendingPreview = false;
 
     const int size = d->m_srcPreview->height();
-    const QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(fileitem.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, size);
+    const QPixmap pix = QIcon::fromTheme(fileitem.iconName(), QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("application-octet-stream"))).pixmap(size);
     d->m_srcPreview->setPixmap(pix);
 }
 
@@ -565,7 +565,7 @@
     d->m_destPendingPreview = false;
 
     const int size = d->m_destPreview->height();
-    const QPixmap pix = KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(fileitem.iconName(), KIconLoader::Desktop, size);
+    const QPixmap pix = QIcon::fromTheme(fileitem.iconName(), QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("application-octet-stream"))).pixmap(size);
     d->m_destPreview->setPixmap(pix);
 }