diff -r b72c6db6890b -r 5dc02b23752f src/gui/itemviews/qdirmodel.cpp
--- a/src/gui/itemviews/qdirmodel.cpp	Wed Jun 23 19:07:03 2010 +0300
+++ b/src/gui/itemviews/qdirmodel.cpp	Tue Jul 06 15:10:48 2010 +0300
@@ -185,12 +185,12 @@
 
 /*!
     \class QDirModel
-
+    \obsolete
     \brief The QDirModel class provides a data model for the local filesystem.
 
     \ingroup model-view
 
-    \note The usage of QDirModel is not recommended anymore. The
+    The usage of QDirModel is not recommended anymore. The
     QFileSystemModel class is a more performant alternative.
 
     This class provides access to the local filesystem, providing functions
@@ -1182,12 +1182,18 @@
 
 void QDirModelPrivate::init()
 {
+    Q_Q(QDirModel);
     filters = QDir::AllEntries | QDir::NoDotAndDotDot;
     sort = QDir::Name;
     nameFilters << QLatin1String("*");
     root.parent = 0;
     root.info = QFileInfo();
     clear(&root);
+    QHash<int, QByteArray> roles = q->roleNames();
+    roles.insertMulti(QDirModel::FileIconRole, "fileIcon"); // == Qt::decoration
+    roles.insert(QDirModel::FilePathRole, "filePath");
+    roles.insert(QDirModel::FileNameRole, "fileName");
+    q->setRoleNames(roles);
 }
 
 QDirModelPrivate::QDirNode *QDirModelPrivate::node(int row, QDirNode *parent) const