diff --git a/tdecmshell/main.cpp b/tdecmshell/main.cpp
index 72f3c66f2..43ec7a9e9 100644
--- a/tdecmshell/main.cpp
+++ b/tdecmshell/main.cpp
@@ -282,11 +282,11 @@ extern "C" KDE_EXPORT int kdemain(int _argc, char *_argv[])
         return 0;
     }
 
-    //KDialogBase::DialogType dtype = KDialogBase::Plain;      // FIXME
-    KDialogBase::DialogType dtype = KDialogBase::IconList;     // Work around a bug whereby several kcontrol modules (such as displayconfig) use an incorrect size when loaded with tdecmshell in the Plain mode
-                                                               // This bug is possibly related to kcmultidialog.cpp:266 [( new TQHBoxLayout( page ) )->setAutoAdd( true );]
-                                                               // In fact, this method of display may be preferable to the Plain mode from a UX perspective,
-                                                               // as the icon shows the user what the active kcontrol module is called.
+    //KDialogBase::DialogType dtype = KDialogBase::Plain;             // FIXME
+    KDialogBase::DialogType dtype = KDialogBase::IconList;            // Work around a bug whereby several kcontrol modules (such as displayconfig) use an incorrect size when loaded with tdecmshell in the Plain mode
+    if ( args->isSet( "embed-proxy" ) || args->isSet( "embed" ) ) {   // This bug is possibly related to kcmultidialog.cpp:266 [( new TQHBoxLayout( page ) )->setAutoAdd( true );]
+        dtype = KDialogBase::Plain;                                   // In fact, this method of display may be preferable to the Plain mode from a UX perspective,
+    }                                                                 // as the icon shows the user what the active kcontrol module is called.
 
     if ( modules.count() < 1 )
         return 0;