--- kio/kio/kmimetype.cpp

+++ kio/kio/kmimetype.cpp

@@ -585,6 +585,11 @@ QString KFolderType::icon( const KURL& _

     return KMimeType::icon( _url, _is_local );

   KURL u( _url );

+  if( u.path() == KIO::findPathMountPoint( u.path())) {

+    // don't mount automounted fs just because of trying to read .directory

+    if( KIO::probably_slow_mounted( u.path()))

+        return KMimeType::icon( _url, _is_local );

+  }

   u.addPath( ".directory" );

   QString icon;