diff --git a/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c b/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c
index 696115effef..b287a14495b 100644
--- a/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c
+++ b/dlls/shell32/iconcache.c
@@ -129,7 +129,10 @@ static HICON SIC_OverlayShortcutImage(HICON SourceIcon, BOOL large)
 
 	/* search for the shortcut icon only once */
 	if (s_imgListIdx == -1)
-	    s_imgListIdx = SIC_LoadOverlayIcon(29); /* icon index for IDI_SHELL_SHORTCUT */
+	    s_imgListIdx = SIC_LoadOverlayIcon(- IDI_SHELL_SHORTCUT);
+                           /* FIXME should use icon index 29 instead of the
+                              resource id, but not all icons are present yet
+                              so we can't use icon indices */
 
 	if (s_imgListIdx != -1)
 	{