diff --git a/src/unix/mimetype.cpp b/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
index aa0fc4f3de..3e74741551 100644
--- a/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
+++ b/src/unix/mimetype.cpp
@@ -798,6 +798,7 @@ void wxKDEIconHandler::Init()
         dirs.Add(_T("/usr/share"));
         dirs.Add(_T("/opt/kde/share"));
         icondirs.Add(_T("/usr/share/icons/"));
+        icondirs.Add(_T("/usr/X11R6/share/icons/")); // Debian/Corel linux
         icondirs.Add(_T("/opt/kde/share/icons/"));
     }