diff --git a/akregator/src/searchbar.cpp b/akregator/src/searchbar.cpp
index afd3b346..ff163993 100644
--- a/akregator/src/searchbar.cpp
+++ b/akregator/src/searchbar.cpp
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ SearchBar::SearchBar(TQWidget* parent, const char* name) : TQHBox(parent, name),
     statusLabel->setText( i18n("Status:") );
 
     d->searchCombo = new KComboBox(this, "searchcombo");
-    TQPixmap iconAll = TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->loadIcon("exec", TDEIcon::Small);
+    TQPixmap iconAll = TDEGlobal::iconLoader()->loadIcon("application-x-executable", TDEIcon::Small);
     TQPixmap iconNew(locate("data", "akregator/pics/kmmsgnew.png"));
     TQPixmap iconUnread(locate("data", "akregator/pics/kmmsgunseen.png"));
     TQPixmap iconKeep(locate("data", "akregator/pics/kmmsgflag.png"));
diff --git a/kalarm/eventlistviewbase.cpp b/kalarm/eventlistviewbase.cpp
index f093fa87..eea2f874 100644
--- a/kalarm/eventlistviewbase.cpp
+++ b/kalarm/eventlistviewbase.cpp
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ int EventListViewItemBase::iconWidth()
 	{
 		mTextIcon    = new TQPixmap(SmallIcon("message"));
 		mFileIcon    = new TQPixmap(SmallIcon("file"));
-		mCommandIcon = new TQPixmap(SmallIcon("exec"));
+		mCommandIcon = new TQPixmap(SmallIcon("application-x-executable"));
 		mEmailIcon   = new TQPixmap(SmallIcon("mail_generic"));
 		if (mTextIcon)
 			mIconWidth = mTextIcon->width();