diff --git a/adept/adept/desktoplist.cpp b/adept/adept/desktoplist.cpp
index 10ddc89..44ab35d 100644
--- a/adept/adept/desktoplist.cpp
+++ b/adept/adept/desktoplist.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ DesktopList::DesktopList( TQWidget *parent, const char *name )
     setExtenderHighlight( true );
     m_emptyIcon = TQPixmap(
         TQImage(
-            TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->iconPath( u8( "exec" ), -32, false )
+            TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->iconPath( u8( "application-x-executable" ), -32, false )
             ).smoothScale( 32, 32, TQ_ScaleMin ) );
     connect( this, TQT_SIGNAL( clicked( TQListViewItem *, const TQPoint &, int ) ),
              this, TQT_SLOT( processClick( TQListViewItem *, const TQPoint &, int ) ) );
diff --git a/adept/libadept/desktoplist.cpp b/adept/libadept/desktoplist.cpp
index 10ddc89..44ab35d 100644
--- a/adept/libadept/desktoplist.cpp
+++ b/adept/libadept/desktoplist.cpp
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ DesktopList::DesktopList( TQWidget *parent, const char *name )
     setExtenderHighlight( true );
     m_emptyIcon = TQPixmap(
         TQImage(
-            TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->iconPath( u8( "exec" ), -32, false )
+            TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->iconPath( u8( "application-x-executable" ), -32, false )
             ).smoothScale( 32, 32, TQ_ScaleMin ) );
     connect( this, TQT_SIGNAL( clicked( TQListViewItem *, const TQPoint &, int ) ),
              this, TQT_SLOT( processClick( TQListViewItem *, const TQPoint &, int ) ) );