diff --git a/kcontrol/input/kapplymousetheme.cpp b/kcontrol/input/kapplymousetheme.cpp
index f293c63b..bb7188dd 100644
--- a/kcontrol/input/kapplymousetheme.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/input/kapplymousetheme.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@
 
 #include <config-X11.h>
 
+#include <kglobalsettings.h>
+
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <ctype.h>
 
@@ -60,7 +62,7 @@ int main( int argc, char* argv[] )
         && isEmpty( XGetDefault( dpy, "Xcursor", "theme" ))
         && isEmpty( XcursorGetTheme( dpy)))
     {
-        theme = "Oxygen_White";
+        theme = KDE_DEFAULT_CURSOR_THEME;
     }
 
      // Apply the KDE cursor theme to ourselves
diff --git a/kcontrol/input/main.cpp b/kcontrol/input/main.cpp
index 7fdcec1a..7032bea7 100644
--- a/kcontrol/input/main.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/input/main.cpp
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ extern "C"
         && QByteArray( XGetDefault( QX11Info::display(), "Xcursor", "theme" )).isEmpty()
         && QByteArray( XcursorGetTheme( QX11Info::display())).isEmpty())
     {
-        theme = "Oxygen_White";
+        theme = QString::fromLatin1(KDE_DEFAULT_CURSOR_THEME);
     }
 
      // Apply the KDE cursor theme to ourselves
diff --git a/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp b/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp
index 52c93440..adc6cf6d 100644
--- a/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/input/xcursor/themepage.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ void ThemePage::load()
 void ThemePage::defaults()
 {
     view->selectionModel()->clear();
-    QModelIndex defaultIndex = proxy->findIndex("Oxygen_White");
+    QModelIndex defaultIndex = proxy->findIndex(KDE_DEFAULT_CURSOR_THEME);
     view->setCurrentIndex(defaultIndex);
     preferredSize = 0;
     updateSizeComboBox();
diff --git a/kcontrol/krdb/main.cpp b/kcontrol/krdb/main.cpp
index 933177d7..9cf37d22 100644
--- a/kcontrol/krdb/main.cpp
+++ b/kcontrol/krdb/main.cpp
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 
     // Export the Xcursor theme & size settings
     KConfigGroup mousecfg(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kcminputrc"), "Mouse");
-    QString theme = mousecfg.readEntry("cursorTheme", QString("Oxygen_White"));
+    QString theme = mousecfg.readEntry("cursorTheme", QString::fromLatin1(KDE_DEFAULT_CURSOR_THEME));
     QString size  = mousecfg.readEntry("cursorSize", QString());
     QString contents;
 
diff --git a/kgreeter/kgreeter.h b/kgreeter/kgreeter.h
index df0f726c..5a6b1238 100644
--- a/kgreeter/kgreeter.h
+++ b/kgreeter/kgreeter.h
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ static QString KGreeterDefaultStyle()
 
 static QString KGreeterDefaultCursorTheme()
 {
-    return QString::fromLatin1("Oxygen_White");
+    return QString::fromLatin1(KDE_DEFAULT_CURSOR_THEME);
 }
 
 static QString KGreeterDefaultBackground()
diff --git a/kwin/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp b/kwin/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
index 4ff443df..0baaca74 100644
--- a/kwin/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
+++ b/kwin/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #include <kaction.h>
 #include <kactioncollection.h>
 #include <kstandardaction.h>
+#include <kglobalsettings.h>
 #include <KConfigGroup>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <KDebug>
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ void ZoomEffect::recreateTexture()
 {
     // read details about the mouse-cursor theme define per default
     KConfigGroup mousecfg(KSharedConfig::openConfig("kcminputrc"), "Mouse");
-    QString theme = mousecfg.readEntry("cursorTheme", QString());
+    QString theme = mousecfg.readEntry("cursorTheme", QString::fromLatin1(KDE_DEFAULT_CURSOR_THEME));
     QString size  = mousecfg.readEntry("cursorSize", QString());
 
     // fetch a reasonable size for the cursor-theme image