diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.cpp
index 66429ec07..b29b2e23e 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.cpp
@@ -271,9 +271,9 @@ WelcomePage::externallySelectedLanguage( int row )
 }
 
 void
-WelcomePage::setLanguageIcon( QIcon i )
+WelcomePage::setLanguageIcon( QPixmap i )
 {
-    ui->languageIcon->setPixmap( i.pixmap(48) );
+    ui->languageIcon->setPixmap( i );
 }
 
 
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.h b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.h
index ec9044a68..6c244bf0c 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.h
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomePage.h
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ public:
                      bool showKnownIssuesUrl,
                      bool showReleaseNotesUrl );
     /// @brief Set international language-selector icon
-    void setLanguageIcon( QIcon );
+    void setLanguageIcon( QPixmap );
 
     /// @brief Results of requirements checking
     bool verdict() const;
diff --git a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
index 0f18cfa2d..a27cc4cf0 100644
--- a/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
+++ b/src/modules/welcome/WelcomeViewStep.cpp
@@ -24,10 +24,12 @@
 
 #include "geoip/Handler.h"
 #include "locale/Lookup.h"
-#include "modulesystem/ModuleManager.h"
 #include "utils/Logger.h"
 #include "utils/Variant.h"
 
+#include "Branding.h"
+#include "modulesystem/ModuleManager.h"
+
 #include <QFutureWatcher>
 #include <QVariant>
 
@@ -142,7 +144,7 @@ WelcomeViewStep::setConfigurationMap( const QVariantMap& configurationMap )
     QString language = CalamaresUtils::getString( configurationMap, "languageIcon" );
     if ( !language.isEmpty() )
     {
-        auto icon = QIcon::fromTheme( language );
+        auto icon = Calamares::Branding::instance()->image( language, QSize( 48, 48 ) );
         if ( !icon.isNull() )
             m_widget->setLanguageIcon( icon );
     }