diff --git a/kmmimeparttree.cpp b/kmmimeparttree.cpp
index efa5beb9b..f4f73a101 100644
--- a/kmmimeparttree.cpp
+++ b/kmmimeparttree.cpp
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ void KMMimePartTreeItem::setIconAndTextForType( const QString & mime )
   } else {
     KMimeType::Ptr mtp = KMimeType::mimeType( mimetype );
     setText( 1, (mtp && !mtp->comment().isEmpty()) ? mtp->comment() : mimetype );
-    setPixmap( 0, mtp ? mtp->pixmap( K3Icon::Small) : SmallIcon("unknown") );
+    setPixmap( 0, mtp ? KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon(mtp->iconName(), K3Icon::Small) : SmallIcon("unknown") );
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/kmmsgpartdlg.cpp b/kmmsgpartdlg.cpp
index 7b352d528..570e3696e 100644
--- a/kmmsgpartdlg.cpp
+++ b/kmmsgpartdlg.cpp
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ void KMMsgPartDialog::slotMimeTypeChanged( const QString & mimeType ) {
   QString tmp = mimeType; // get rid of const'ness
   if ( mMimeType->validator() && mMimeType->validator()->validate( tmp, dummy )
        == QValidator::Acceptable )
-    mIcon->setPixmap( KMimeType::mimeType( mimeType )->pixmap( K3Icon::Desktop ) );
+    mIcon->setPixmap( KIconLoader::global()->loadMimeTypeIcon( KMimeType::mimeType( mimeType )->iconName(), K3Icon::Desktop ) );
   else
     mIcon->setPixmap( DesktopIcon("unknown") );
 }