diff --git a/kernel/trunk/default.skn b/kernel/trunk/default.skn
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..035a133a4f
Binary files /dev/null and b/kernel/trunk/default.skn differ
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc b/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc
index 28ac5a1db0..babc1fccaf 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/gui/skincode.inc
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ read_skin_file:
         jnz     .noskin
 
         xchg    eax, [skin_data]
-        test    eax, eax
-        jz      @f
+        cmp     eax, _skin_file_default
+        je      @f
 
         stdcall kernel_free, eax
 @@:
@@ -86,9 +86,7 @@ ends
 align 4
 load_default_skin:
         mov     [_skinh], 22
-        mov     ebx, _skin_file_default
-        call    read_skin_file
-        ret
+        mov     [skin_data], _skin_file_default
 ;------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 align 4
 parse_skin_data:
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc b/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc
index 29ccc51aeb..99349f2ad5 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc
+++ b/kernel/trunk/gui/skindata.inc
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ $Revision$
 ;
 
 iglobal
-  _skin_file_default db '/sys/DEFAULT.SKN',0
+  _skin_file_default file "default.skn"
 endg
 
 struct  SKIN_DATA
diff --git a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
index e63baf6250..61c9b4699f 100644
--- a/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
+++ b/kernel/trunk/kernel.asm
@@ -1085,7 +1085,7 @@ include "detect/vortex86.inc"                     ; Vortex86 SoC detection code
 
         call    load_default_skin
 
-;protect io permission map
+; Protect I/O permission map
 
         mov     esi, [default_io_map]
         stdcall map_page, esi, [SLOT_BASE+256+APPDATA.io_map], PG_READ