diff --git a/konsole/konsole.cpp b/konsole/konsole.cpp
index 7671eb1b..6c55cdd0 100644
--- a/konsole/konsole.cpp
+++ b/konsole/konsole.cpp
@@ -1715,8 +1715,7 @@ void Konsole::pixmap_menu_activated(int item, TEWidget* tewidget)
             tewidget->setBackgroundPixmap(pm);
     break;
     case 3: // center
-            { QPixmap bgPixmap;
-              bgPixmap.resize(tewidget->size());
+            { QPixmap bgPixmap( tewidget->size() );
               bgPixmap.fill(tewidget->getDefaultBackColor());
               bitBlt( &bgPixmap, ( tewidget->size().width() - pm.width() ) / 2,
                                 ( tewidget->size().height() - pm.height() ) / 2,
@@ -3210,9 +3209,9 @@ void Konsole::notifySessionState(TESession* session, int state)
 
     // make sure they are not larger than 16x16
     if (normal.width() > 16 || normal.height() > 16)
-      normal.convertFromImage(normal.toImage().scaled(16,16, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+        normal = QPixmap::fromImage(normal.toImage().scaled(16,16, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
     if (active.width() > 16 || active.height() > 16)
-      active.convertFromImage(active.toImage().scaled(16,16, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
+        active = QPixmap::fromImage(active.toImage().scaled(16,16, Qt::IgnoreAspectRatio, Qt::SmoothTransformation));
 
     QIcon iconset;
     iconset.setPixmap(normal, QIcon::Small, QIcon::Normal);
diff --git a/konsole/konsole_part.cpp b/konsole/konsole_part.cpp
index a93d442a..87381324 100644
--- a/konsole/konsole_part.cpp
+++ b/konsole/konsole_part.cpp
@@ -805,8 +805,7 @@ void konsolePart::pixmap_menu_activated(int item)
             te->setBackgroundPixmap(pm);
     break;
     case 3: // center
-            { QPixmap bgPixmap;
-              bgPixmap.resize(te->size());
+            { QPixmap bgPixmap( te->size() );
               bgPixmap.fill(te->getDefaultBackColor());
               bitBlt( &bgPixmap, ( te->size().width() - pm.width() ) / 2,
                                 ( te->size().height() - pm.height() ) / 2,
diff --git a/settings/schemaeditor.cpp b/settings/schemaeditor.cpp
index 0ff51ad7..6128f397 100644
--- a/settings/schemaeditor.cpp
+++ b/settings/schemaeditor.cpp
@@ -173,8 +173,7 @@ void SchemaEditor::updatePreview()
 	    float rx = (100.0 - shadeSlide->value()) / 100;
 	    QImage ima(pix.toImage());
 	    ima = KImageEffect::fade(ima, rx, shadeColor->color());
-	    QPixmap pm;
-	    pm.convertFromImage(ima);
+	    QPixmap pm = QPixmap::fromImage( ima );
 	    previewPixmap->setPixmap(pm);
 	    previewPixmap->setScaledContents(true);
 	}