diff --git a/icons/IconMode.cpp b/icons/IconMode.cpp
--- a/icons/IconMode.cpp
+++ b/icons/IconMode.cpp
@@ -139,6 +139,16 @@
 {
     d->moduleView->closeModules();
     d->mainWidget->setCurrentWidget( d->moduleView );
+
+    // avoid double titles by setting the right face type before loading the module
+    const int categoryCount = d->categoryView->model()->rowCount(activeModule);
+
+    if ( categoryCount > 1) {
+        d->moduleView->setFaceType(KPageView::List);
+    } else {
+        d->moduleView->setFaceType(KPageView::Plain);
+    }
+
     d->moduleView->loadModule( activeModule );
 }