=== modified file 'libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-container.c'
--- libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-container.c	2009-11-19 17:57:34 +0000
+++ libnautilus-private/nautilus-icon-container.c	2009-11-19 18:01:02 +0000
@@ -6258,7 +6258,10 @@
 	NautilusIconContainerDetails *details;
 	EelBackground *background;
 	static gboolean setup_prefs = FALSE;
-	
+
+	gtk_widget_set_colormap (GTK_WIDGET (container),
+				 gdk_screen_get_system_colormap (gtk_widget_get_screen (GTK_WIDGET (container))));
+
 	details = g_new0 (NautilusIconContainerDetails, 1);
 
 	details->icon_set = g_hash_table_new (g_direct_hash, g_direct_equal);