diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e82e3d50..e8619128 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -450,7 +450,7 @@ endif()
 #
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
     configure_files (${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/dist/rpm ${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/rpm)
-    install(FILES res/synergy.svg DESTINATION share/icons)
+    install(FILES res/synergy.svg DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps)
     if("${VERSION_MAJOR}" STREQUAL "2") 
         install(FILES res/synergy2.desktop DESTINATION share/applications)
     else()
diff --git a/dist/rpm/synergy.spec.in b/dist/rpm/synergy.spec.in
index 9edbb283..7f1c1fe4 100644
--- a/dist/rpm/synergy.spec.in
+++ b/dist/rpm/synergy.spec.in
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Work seamlessly across Windows, macOS and Linux.
 %{_bindir}/synergys
 %{_bindir}/syntool
 %attr(644,-,-) %{_datarootdir}/applications/synergy.desktop
-%attr(644,-,-) %{_datarootdir}/icons/synergy.svg
+%attr(644,-,-) %{_datarootdir}/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/synergy.svg
 
 %changelog
 * Wed Apr 26 2017 Symless <engineering@symless.com>
diff --git a/res/synergy.desktop b/res/synergy.desktop
index 35bc376e..fa987bdf 100644
--- a/res/synergy.desktop
+++ b/res/synergy.desktop
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Name=Synergy
 Comment=Keyboard and mouse sharing solution
 Path=/usr/bin
 Exec=/usr/bin/synergy
-Icon=/usr/share/icons/synergy.svg
+Icon=synergy
 Terminal=false
 Categories=Utility;
 Keywords=keyboard;mouse;sharing;network;share;
diff --git a/res/synergy2.desktop b/res/synergy2.desktop
index d2cf474c..1a4c4948 100644
--- a/res/synergy2.desktop
+++ b/res/synergy2.desktop
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ Name=Synergy
 Comment=Keyboard and mouse sharing solution
 Path=/usr/bin
 Exec=/usr/bin/synergy2
-Icon=/usr/share/icons/synergy.svg
+Icon=synergy
 Terminal=false
 Categories=Utility;
 Keywords=keyboard;mouse;sharing;network;share;