diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 42eff6291c..a326711dc0 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ elementary/themes/default.edj: elementary/themes/default.edc $(elementary_themes
 elementarydesktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 elementarydesktop_DATA = elementary/desktop/elementary_test.desktop elementary/desktop/elementary_config.desktop
 
-elementaryicondir = $(datadir)/icons
+elementaryicondir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps
 elementaryicon_DATA = elementary/desktop/elementary.png
 
 EXTRA_DIST += $(elementarydesktop_DATA) $(elementaryicon_DATA)
diff --git a/data/elementary/desktop/Makefile.am b/data/elementary/desktop/Makefile.am
index c49fe4e7f9..19d9f8c777 100644
--- a/data/elementary/desktop/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/elementary/desktop/Makefile.am
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ MAINTAINERCLEANFILES = Makefile.in
 desktopdir = $(datadir)/applications
 desktop_DATA = elementary_test.desktop elementary_config.desktop
 
-icondir = $(datadir)/icons
+icondir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps
 icon_DATA = elementary.png
 
 EXTRA_DIST = $(desktop_DATA) $(icon_DATA)