diff --git a/data/desktop/Makefile.am b/data/desktop/Makefile.am
index fa5a713..8c6e0b1 100644
--- a/data/desktop/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/desktop/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 desktop_DATA = edi.desktop
 
-icondir = $(datadir)/icons
+icondir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps
 icon_DATA = edi.png
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(desktop_DATA) $(icon_DATA)
diff --git a/data/extra/skeleton/eflproject/data/desktop/Makefile.am b/data/extra/skeleton/eflproject/data/desktop/Makefile.am
index 480aa5c..c998702 100644
--- a/data/extra/skeleton/eflproject/data/desktop/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/extra/skeleton/eflproject/data/desktop/Makefile.am
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 desktop_DATA = ${edi_name}.desktop
 
-icondir = $(datadir)/icons
+icondir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps
 icon_DATA = ${edi_name}.png
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(desktop_DATA) $(icon_DATA)