diff --git a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_material.py b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_material.py
index df500e60987..f7e804a986d 100644
--- a/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_material.py
+++ b/scripts/startup/bl_ui/properties_material.py
@@ -130,8 +130,7 @@ class EEVEE_MATERIAL_PT_context_material(MaterialButtonsPanel, Panel):
             row.template_ID(ob, "active_material", new="material.new")
 
             if slot:
-                icon_link = 'MESH_DATA' if slot.link == 'DATA' else 'OBJECT_DATA'
-                row.prop(slot, "link", icon=icon_link, icon_only=True)
+                row.prop(slot, "link", icon_only=True)
 
             if ob.mode == 'EDIT':
                 row = layout.row(align=True)
diff --git a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
index c225d99c771..96c74a51363 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
+++ b/source/blender/makesrna/intern/rna_object.cc
@@ -2337,8 +2337,8 @@ static void rna_def_material_slot(BlenderRNA *brna)
   PropertyRNA *prop;
 
   static const EnumPropertyItem link_items[] = {
-      {1, "OBJECT", 0, "Object", ""},
-      {0, "DATA", 0, "Data", ""},
+      {1, "OBJECT", ICON_OBJECT_DATAMODE, "Object", ""},
+      {0, "DATA", ICON_MESH_DATA, "Data", ""},
       {0, nullptr, 0, nullptr, nullptr},
   };