diff --git a/applets/systemtray/plugin/protocols/dbussystemtray/dbussystemtraytask.cpp b/applets/systemtray/plugin/protocols/dbussystemtray/dbussystemtraytask.cpp
index 14458e953..60f399702 100644
--- a/applets/systemtray/plugin/protocols/dbussystemtray/dbussystemtraytask.cpp
+++ b/applets/systemtray/plugin/protocols/dbussystemtray/dbussystemtraytask.cpp
@@ -370,8 +370,8 @@ void DBusSystemTrayTask::syncIcons(const Plasma::DataEngine::Data &properties)
                 // adding all application dirs to KIconLoader::global(), to
                 // avoid potential icon name clashes between application
                 // icons
-                m_customIconLoader = new KIconLoader(appName, QStringList(), this);
-                m_customIconLoader->addAppDir(appName, path);
+                m_customIconLoader = new KIconLoader(appName, QStringList() << path, this);
+                m_customIconLoader->addAppDir(appName);
                 is_icon_changed = true;
             } else {
                 qWarning() << "Wrong IconThemePath" << path << ": too short or does not end with 'icons'";
diff --git a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
index 04cbc1a89..3f5a4104f 100644
--- a/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
+++ b/dataengines/statusnotifieritem/statusnotifieritemsource.cpp
@@ -217,9 +217,9 @@ void StatusNotifierItemSource::refreshCallback(QDBusPendingCallWatcher *call)
                 QString appName = tokens.takeLast();
 
                 if (!m_customIconLoader) {
-                    m_customIconLoader = new KIconLoader(appName, QStringList(), this);
+                    m_customIconLoader = new KIconLoader(appName, QStringList() << path, this);
                 }
-                m_customIconLoader->addAppDir(appName, path);
+                m_customIconLoader->addAppDir(appName);
             } else {
                 qWarning() << "Wrong IconThemePath" << path << ": too short or does not end with 'icons'";
             }