diff --git a/kernel/trunk/default.skn b/kernel/trunk/default.skn
deleted file mode 100644
index 035a133a4..000000000
Binary files a/kernel/trunk/default.skn and /dev/null differ
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc b/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc
index babc1fcca..28ac5a1db 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ read_skin_file:
         jnz     .noskin
 
         xchg    eax, [skin_data]
-        cmp     eax, _skin_file_default
-        je      @f
+        test    eax, eax
+        jz      @f
 
         stdcall kernel_free, eax
 @@:
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ ends
 align 4
 load_default_skin:
         mov     [_skinh], 22
-        mov     [skin_data], _skin_file_default
+        mov     ebx, _skin_file_default
+        call    read_skin_file
+        ret
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 align 4
 parse_skin_data:
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc b/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc
index 99349f2ad..29ccc51ae 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $Revision$
 ;
 
 iglobal
-  _skin_file_default file "default.skn"
+  _skin_file_default db '/sys/DEFAULT.SKN',0
 endg
 
 struct  SKIN_DATA