diff --git a/src/virt-manager.py.in b/src/virt-manager.py.in
index f31450250..a5f6cbad1 100755
--- a/src/virt-manager.py.in
+++ b/src/virt-manager.py.in
@@ -316,10 +316,6 @@ def main():
         import libvirt
         libvirt = virtManager.module_trace.wrap_module(libvirt)
 
-    # Add our icon dir to icon theme
-    icon_theme = gtk.icon_theme_get_default()
-    icon_theme.prepend_search_path(icon_dir)
-
     gobject.threads_init()
 
     import dbus
@@ -355,6 +351,10 @@ def main():
         # Ignore SIGHUP, otherwise a serial console closing drops the whole app
         signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, signal.SIG_IGN)
 
+    # Add our icon dir to icon theme
+    icon_theme = gtk.icon_theme_get_default()
+    icon_theme.prepend_search_path(icon_dir)
+
     from virtManager.engine import vmmEngine
 
     gtk.window_set_default_icon_name(appname)