diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
index c7a7fc567..4f3d5d63f 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 
 #include "fadingnode_p.h"
 #include "svgtexturenode.h"
+#include "units.h"
 
 IconItem::IconItem(QQuickItem *parent)
     : QQuickItem(parent),
@@ -238,7 +239,7 @@ QSGNode* IconItem::updatePaintNode(QSGNode *oldNode, UpdatePaintNodeData *update
         animatingNode->setProgress(m_animValue);
 
         if (m_sizeChanged) {
-            const int iconSize = adjustedSize(qMin(boundingRect().size().width(), boundingRect().size().height()));
+            const int iconSize = Units::roundToIconSize(qMin(boundingRect().size().width(), boundingRect().size().height()));
             const QRect destRect(QPointF(boundingRect().center() - QPointF(iconSize/2, iconSize/2)).toPoint(),
                                  QSize(iconSize, iconSize));
 
@@ -259,7 +260,7 @@ QSGNode* IconItem::updatePaintNode(QSGNode *oldNode, UpdatePaintNodeData *update
         }
 
         if (m_sizeChanged) {
-            const int iconSize = adjustedSize(qMin(boundingRect().size().width(), boundingRect().size().height()));
+            const int iconSize = Units::roundToIconSize(qMin(boundingRect().size().width(), boundingRect().size().height()));
             const QRect destRect(QPointF(boundingRect().center() - QPointF(iconSize/2, iconSize/2)).toPoint(),
                                  QSize(iconSize, iconSize));
 
@@ -283,38 +284,9 @@ void IconItem::animationFinished()
     update();
 }
 
-int IconItem::adjustedSize(int size)
-{
-    if (m_svgIcon) {
-        m_svgIcon->resize();
-    }
-
-    if (m_svgIcon &&
-        size > KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium &&
-        size < KIconLoader::SizeMedium &&
-        m_svgIcon->elementSize(m_source.toString()).width() > KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium &&
-        m_svgIcon->elementSize(m_source.toString()).width() < KIconLoader::SizeMedium) {
-        return m_svgIcon->elementSize(m_source.toString()).width();
-    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeSmall) {
-        //do nothing
-        return size;
-    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium) {
-        return KIconLoader::SizeSmall;
-    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeMedium) {
-        return KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium;
-    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeLarge) {
-        return KIconLoader::SizeMedium;
-    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeHuge) {
-        return KIconLoader::SizeLarge;
-        //if size is more than 64, leave as is
-    }
-
-    return size;
-}
-
 void IconItem::loadPixmap()
 {
-    const int size = adjustedSize(qMin(width(), height()));
+    const int size = Units::roundToIconSize(qMin(width(), height()));
 
     //final pixmap to paint
     QPixmap result;
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.h b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.h
index 77c55306d..8aecd1737 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.h
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/iconitem.h
@@ -82,7 +82,6 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
     void valueChanged(const QVariant &value);
 
 private:
-    int adjustedSize(int size);
     //all the ways we can set an source. Only one of them will be valid
     QIcon m_icon;
     Plasma::Svg *m_svgIcon;
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
index bd2a503b8..dfc817af2 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.cpp
@@ -104,18 +104,24 @@ QQmlPropertyMap *Units::iconSizes() const
     return m_iconSizes;
 }
 
-int Units::roundToIconSize(int size) const
+int Units::roundToIconSize(int size)
 {
-    if (size < devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeSmall)) {
-        return devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeSmall/2);
-    } else if (size < devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium)) {
-        return devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeSmall);
-    } else if (size < devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeMedium)) {
-        return devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium);
-    } else if (size < devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeLarge)) {
-        return devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeMedium);
-    } else if (size < devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeEnormous)) {
-        return devicePixelIconSize(KIconLoader::SizeHuge);
+    /*Do *not* use devicePixelIconSize here, we want to use the sizes of the pixmaps of the smallest icons on the disk. And those are unaffected by dpi*/
+    if (size < KIconLoader::SizeSmall) {
+        return KIconLoader::SizeSmall/2;
+
+    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium) {
+        return KIconLoader::SizeSmall;
+
+    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeMedium) {
+        return KIconLoader::SizeSmallMedium;
+
+    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeLarge) {
+        return KIconLoader::SizeMedium;
+
+    } else if (size < KIconLoader::SizeHuge) {
+        return KIconLoader::SizeLarge;
+
     } else {
         return size;
     }
diff --git a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
index f73e54107..e1d9bde78 100644
--- a/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
+++ b/src/declarativeimports/core/units.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ public:
      * @param int size the size we want to be rounded down
      * @see iconSizes
      */
-    Q_INVOKABLE int roundToIconSize(int size) const;
+    Q_INVOKABLE static int roundToIconSize(int size);
 
     /**
      * @return Pixel value for large spacing between elements.