diff --git a/data/elementary/images/Makefile.am b/data/elementary/images/Makefile.am
index 3fbe6ae801..5c0f0eb22a 100644
--- a/data/elementary/images/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/elementary/images/Makefile.am
@@ -89,4 +89,10 @@ elementary_images_glayer_files = \
 	elementary/images/g_layer/long_tap_5.png \
 	elementary/images/g_layer/tap_4.png
 
-EXTRA_DIST += $(files_DATA) $(files_glayer_DATA)
+elementary_images_filesdir = $(datadir)/elementary/images
+elementary_images_files_DATA = $(elementary_images_files)
+
+elementary_images_glayer_filesdir = $(datadir)/elementary/images/g_layer
+elementary_images_glayer_files_DATA = $(elementary_images_glayer_files)
+
+EXTRA_DIST += $(elementary_images_files_DATA) $(elementary_images_glayer_files_DATA)