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.png"
 #define DEFAULT_BACKDROP_LIST    "xfce4/desktop/backdrop.list"
 #define DEFAULT_ICON_FONT_SIZE   12
 #define DEFAULT_ICON_SIZE        32