--- a/pidgin/libpidgin.c	Sat Nov 14 03:15:43 2020 -0600
+++ b/pidgin/libpidgin.c	Sat Nov 14 03:39:06 2020 -0600
@@ -168,7 +168,8 @@
 	gchar *path;
 
 	path = g_build_filename(PURPLE_DATADIR, "pidgin", "icons", NULL);
-	gtk_icon_theme_append_search_path(gtk_icon_theme_get_default(), path);
+	gtk_icon_theme_prepend_search_path(gtk_icon_theme_get_default(), path);
+	gtk_icon_theme_add_resource_path(gtk_icon_theme_get_default(), path);
 	g_free(path);
 
 	pidgin_stock_init();