diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java b/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java
index ee1bfee..1d4a6da 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/Utils.java
@@ -34,8 +34,6 @@
 import android.os.BatteryManager;
 import android.os.Bundle;
 import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
-import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseOutputStream;
-import android.os.SystemProperties;
 import android.os.UserHandle;
 import android.os.UserManager;
 import android.preference.Preference;
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java
index 173efef..9bd5538 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/fuelgauge/PowerUsageSummary.java
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 import com.android.internal.os.PowerProfile;
 import com.android.settings.R;
 import com.android.settings.fuelgauge.PowerUsageDetail.DrainType;
+import com.android.settings.users.UserUtils;
 
 import java.io.PrintWriter;
 import java.io.StringWriter;
@@ -768,11 +769,7 @@
             UserInfo info = mUm.getUserInfo(userId);
             Drawable icon = null;
             if (info != null && info.iconPath != null) {
-                try {
-                    icon = Drawable.createFromPath(info.iconPath);
-                } catch (Exception e) {
-                    Log.w(TAG, "Failure loading user picture " + info.iconPath, e);
-                }
+                icon = UserUtils.getUserIcon(mUm, info);
             }
             String name = info != null ? info.name : null;
             if (name == null) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/users/UserSettings.java b/src/com/android/settings/users/UserSettings.java
index 11948b4..3c7addc 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/users/UserSettings.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/users/UserSettings.java
@@ -418,11 +418,10 @@
     }
 
     private void setPhotoId(Preference pref, UserInfo user) {
-        ParcelFileDescriptor fd = mUserManager.setUserIcon(user.id);
-        Drawable d = Drawable.createFromStream(new ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseInputStream(fd),
-                user.iconPath);
-        if (d == null) return;
-        pref.setIcon(d);
+        Drawable icon = UserUtils.getUserIcon(mUserManager, user);
+        if (icon != null) {
+            pref.setIcon(icon);
+        }
     }
 
     private void setUserName(String name) {
diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/users/UserUtils.java b/src/com/android/settings/users/UserUtils.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..19b9c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/users/UserUtils.java
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2012 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package com.android.settings.users;
+
+import android.content.pm.UserInfo;
+import android.graphics.drawable.Drawable;
+import android.os.ParcelFileDescriptor;
+import android.os.UserManager;
+
+public class UserUtils {
+
+    public static Drawable getUserIcon(UserManager um, UserInfo user) {
+        if (user.iconPath == null) return null;
+        ParcelFileDescriptor fd = um.getUserIcon(user.id);
+        if (fd == null) return null;
+        Drawable d = Drawable.createFromStream(new ParcelFileDescriptor.AutoCloseInputStream(fd),
+                user.iconPath);
+        return d;
+    }
+}