diff --git a/src/Application.cpp b/src/Application.cpp
index 3a3f2615f..32fc4fc29 100644
--- a/src/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Application.cpp
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 // KDE
 #include <KAction>
 #include <KCmdLineArgs>
-#include <KIcon>
 #include <KDebug>
 #include <KWindowSystem>
 
@@ -68,8 +67,6 @@ void Application::init()
 
     // check for compositing functionality
     TerminalDisplay::setTransparencyEnabled( KWindowSystem::compositingActive() );
-
-    setWindowIcon(KIcon("utilities-terminal"));
 }
 
 Application* Application::self()
diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index 49df05411..f31054d7d 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ void fillAboutData(KAboutData& aboutData)
     ki18n("Bug fixes"),
     "knoll@mpi-hd.mpg.de");
   aboutData.addCredit(ki18n("Thanks to many others.\n"));
-
+  aboutData.setProgramIconName("utilities-terminal");
 }
 
 // code taken from the Qt 4 graphics dojo examples