diff -Nur xfdesktop-4.5.92.orig/common/xfdesktop-common.h xfdesktop-4.5.92/common/xfdesktop-common.h
--- xfdesktop-4.5.92.orig/common/xfdesktop-common.h 2008-10-14 01:33:41.000000000 -0600
+++ xfdesktop-4.5.92/common/xfdesktop-common.h 2008-12-30 16:45:55.000000000 -0700
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@
#include <X11/Xlib.h>
#define XFDESKTOP_CHANNEL "xfce4-desktop"
-#define DEFAULT_BACKDROP DATADIR "/xfce4/backdrops/xfce-stripes.png"
+/* Use distribution's default background image */
+#define DEFAULT_BACKDROP DATADIR "/backgrounds/images/default.jpg"
#define DEFAULT_BACKDROP_LIST "xfce4/desktop/backdrop.list"
#define DEFAULT_ICON_FONT_SIZE 12
#define DEFAULT_ICON_SIZE 32