diff --git a/kcontrol/krdb/krdb.cpp b/kcontrol/krdb/krdb.cpp
index 92d84e9..c8c1b5f 100644
--- a/kcontrol/krdb/krdb.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/krdb/krdb.cpp
@@ -87,6 +87,9 @@ static void applyGtkStyles(bool active, int version)
    QString gtkkde = KStandardDirs::locateLocal("config", 2==version?"gtkrc-2.0":"gtkrc");
    QByteArray gtkrc = getenv(gtkEnvVar(version));
    QStringList list = QFile::decodeName(gtkrc).split( ':');
+   QString kdeGtkConfigrc = QDir::homePath()+"/.gtkrc-2.0-kde";
+   if (version == 2 && !list.contains(kdeGtkConfigrc))
+      list.prepend(kdeGtkConfigrc);
    QString userHomeGtkrc = QDir::homePath()+userGtkrc(version);
    if (!list.contains(userHomeGtkrc))
       list.prepend(userHomeGtkrc);