diff --git a/src/groupchat_control.py b/src/groupchat_control.py
index ee6b7c615c0cc854c000f710606219a5f087d113..fdeea03ad1ebdd3eb673b033845a665ce34d8be5 100644
--- a/src/groupchat_control.py
+++ b/src/groupchat_control.py
@@ -320,8 +320,7 @@ class GroupchatControl(ChatControlBase):
                 self._on_bookmark_room_menuitem_activate)
             self.handlers[id_] = widget
 
-            icon_theme = gtk.icon_theme_get_default()
-            if icon_theme.has_icon('bookmark-new'):
+            if gtkgui_helpers.gtk_icon_theme.has_icon('bookmark-new'):
                 img = self.xml.get_object('image7')
                 img.set_from_icon_name('bookmark-new', gtk.ICON_SIZE_MENU)
                 img.show()