diff --git a/data/meson.build b/data/meson.build
index 3f887c7..54631e2 100644
--- a/data/meson.build
+++ b/data/meson.build
@@ -1,8 +1,5 @@
 gnome = import('gnome')
 
-desktopdir = join_paths(datadir, 'applications')
-icondir_scalable = join_paths(datadir, 'icons', 'hicolor', 'scalable', 'apps')
-icondir_symbolic = join_paths(datadir, 'icons', 'hicolor', 'symbolic', 'apps')
 metainfodir = join_paths(datadir, 'metainfo')
 
 conf = configuration_data()
diff --git a/meson.build b/meson.build
index 71c3712..19daead 100644
--- a/meson.build
+++ b/meson.build
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ pkgdatadir = join_paths(datadir, meson.project_name())
 bindir = join_paths(prefix, get_option('bindir'))
 podir = join_paths(meson.source_root(), 'po')
 desktopdir = join_paths(datadir, 'applications')
-icondir = join_paths(datadir, 'icons', 'hicolor', 'scalable', 'apps')
+icondir = join_paths(datadir, 'icons', 'hicolor')
+icondir_scalable = join_paths(icondir, 'scalable', 'apps')
+icondir_symbolic = join_paths(icondir, 'symbolic', 'apps')
 metainfodir = join_paths(datadir, 'metainfo')
 libexecdir = join_paths(get_option('prefix'), get_option('libexecdir'), 'tuhi')