diff --git a/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp b/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp
index 3571039e62d..a1885036e70 100644
--- a/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp
+++ b/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.cpp
@@ -108,6 +108,12 @@ const Maemo::Model OSystem_SDL_Maemo::detectModel() {
 	return *model;
 }
 
+void OSystem_SDL_Maemo::setupIcon() {
+	// no Maemo version needs setupIcon
+	// also N900 is hit by SDL_WM_SetIcon bug (window cannot receive input)
+	// http://bugzilla.libsdl.org/show_bug.cgi?id=586
+}
+
 } //namespace Maemo
 
 #endif
diff --git a/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.h b/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.h
index e42936ddf06..32b52470bc3 100644
--- a/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.h
+++ b/backends/platform/maemo/maemo.h
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ public:
 	virtual void quit();
 	virtual void fatalError();
 	virtual void setWindowCaption(const char *caption);
+	virtual void setupIcon();
 
 	Model getModel() { return _model; }