diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/testarea.cpp b/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/testarea.cpp
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/testarea.cpp
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/testarea.cpp
@@ -20,22 +20,16 @@
 
 #include <QKeyEvent>
 #include <QMouseEvent>
-#include <QScopedPointer>
-#include <QStandardItemModel>
 
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <Plasma/Theme>
 
 TestArea::TestArea(QWidget *parent) : QWidget(parent)
 {
     m_ui.setupUi(this);
 
-    QStandardItemModel *model = new QStandardItemModel(m_ui.listView);
-    m_ui.listView->setModel(model);
-    QScopedPointer<QStandardItem> item(
-                new QStandardItem(QIcon::fromTheme("folder"), i18n("Drag me")));
-    model->appendRow(item.data());
-    item.take();
+    m_ui.listWidget->addItem(new QListWidgetItem(QIcon::fromTheme("folder"),
+                                                 i18n("Drag me"), m_ui.listWidget));
 
     Plasma::Theme defaultTheme;
     QString wallpaper = defaultTheme.wallpaperPath();
diff --git a/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/ui/testarea.ui b/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/ui/testarea.ui
--- a/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/ui/testarea.ui
+++ b/kcms/touchpad/src/kcm/xlib/ui/testarea.ui
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
        </widget>
       </item>
       <item>
-       <widget class="QListView" name="listView">
+       <widget class="QListWidget" name="listWidget">
         <property name="focusPolicy">
          <enum>Qt::NoFocus</enum>
         </property>