diff --git a/gio/glocalfileinfo.c b/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
index 75169d6e6..50d870fb7 100644
--- a/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
+++ b/gio/glocalfileinfo.c
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ get_icon_name (const char *path,
     {
       name = use_symbolic ? "folder-videos-symbolic" : "folder-videos";
     }
-  else if (g_strcmp0 (content_type, "inode/directory") == 0)
+  else if (g_content_type_is_mime_type (content_type,"inode/directory"))
     {
       name = use_symbolic ? "folder-symbolic" : "folder";
     }