diff --git a/src/config/configureoptionsdialog.cpp b/src/config/configureoptionsdialog.cpp
index 75bf78d..1b251bf 100644
--- a/src/config/configureoptionsdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/config/configureoptionsdialog.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <kpmcore/fs/filesystemfactory.h>
 
 #include <kpmcore/util/helpers.h>
+#include "util/guihelpers.h"
 
 #include "ui_configurepagefilesystemcolors.h"
 
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ bool ConfigureOptionsDialog::isDefault()
 void ConfigureOptionsDialog::updateWidgetsDefault()
 {
 	bool useDefaults = Config::self()->useDefaults(true);
-	generalPageWidget().setDefaultFileSystem(FileSystem::defaultFileSystem());
+	generalPageWidget().setDefaultFileSystem(GuiHelpers::defaultFileSystem());
 	generalPageWidget().radioButton->setChecked(true);
 
 	if (advancedPageWidget().isVisible())
diff --git a/src/config/generalpagewidget.cpp b/src/config/generalpagewidget.cpp
index 5d2964a..bd1643e 100644
--- a/src/config/generalpagewidget.cpp
+++ b/src/config/generalpagewidget.cpp
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ void GeneralPageWidget::setupDialog()
 	foreach (const QString& fsName, fsNames)
 		comboDefaultFileSystem().addItem(createFileSystemColor(FileSystem::typeForName(fsName), 8), fsName);
 
-	setDefaultFileSystem(FileSystem::defaultFileSystem());
+	setDefaultFileSystem(GuiHelpers::defaultFileSystem());
 
 	kcfg_shredSource->setId(radioButton, 0);
 	kcfg_shredSource->setId(radioButton_2, 1);
diff --git a/src/gui/newdialog.cpp b/src/gui/newdialog.cpp
index f38ec13..f73a7ad 100644
--- a/src/gui/newdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/newdialog.cpp
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ void NewDialog::setupDialog()
 	foreach (const QString& fsName, fsNames)
 		dialogWidget().comboFileSystem().addItem(createFileSystemColor(FileSystem::typeForName(fsName), 8), fsName);
 
-	QString selected = FileSystem::nameForType(FileSystem::defaultFileSystem());
+	QString selected = FileSystem::nameForType(GuiHelpers::defaultFileSystem());
 	const int idx = dialogWidget().comboFileSystem().findText(selected);
 	dialogWidget().comboFileSystem().setCurrentIndex(idx != -1 ? idx : 0);
 
diff --git a/src/util/guihelpers.cpp b/src/util/guihelpers.cpp
index 702f84f..a873768 100644
--- a/src/util/guihelpers.cpp
+++ b/src/util/guihelpers.cpp
@@ -134,3 +134,12 @@ Capacity::Unit preferredUnit()
 {
 	return static_cast<Capacity::Unit>(Config::preferredUnit());
 }
+
+namespace GuiHelpers {
+
+	FileSystem::Type defaultFileSystem()
+	{
+		return static_cast<FileSystem::Type>(Config::defaultFileSystem());
+	}
+
+}
diff --git a/src/util/guihelpers.h b/src/util/guihelpers.h
index 67de7de..40afbbb 100644
--- a/src/util/guihelpers.h
+++ b/src/util/guihelpers.h
@@ -31,6 +31,9 @@ LIBKPMGUI_EXPORT bool checkPermissions();
 LIBKPMGUI_EXPORT bool loadBackend();
 QIcon createFileSystemColor(FileSystem::Type type, quint32 size);
 Capacity::Unit preferredUnit();
+namespace GuiHelpers {
+	FileSystem::Type defaultFileSystem();
+}
 
 QString suCommand();