diff --git a/scripts/postinst-intercepts/update_icon_cache b/scripts/postinst-intercepts/update_icon_cache
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+set -e
+# update native pixbuf loaders
+gdk-pixbuf-query-loaders --update-cache
+
+for icondir in $D/usr/share/icons/*/ ; do
+    if [ -d $icondir ] ; then
+        gtk-update-icon-cache -fqt  $icondir
+    fi
+done
+