diff --git a/lib/private/NavigationManager.php b/lib/private/NavigationManager.php
index 97b36ed5fd2bc..d6ddb6866dd57 100644
--- a/lib/private/NavigationManager.php
+++ b/lib/private/NavigationManager.php
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ private function init(bool $resolveClosures = true): void {
 					$icon = $this->appManager->getAppIcon($app);
 				}
 				if ($icon === null) {
-					$icon = $this->urlGenerator->imagePath('core', 'default-app-icon');
+					$icon = $this->urlGenerator->imagePath('core', 'places/default-app-icon.svg');
 				}
 
 				$this->add(array_merge([