diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index fe534eff6..5ba9f29c8 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -866,15 +866,15 @@ if(NOT SKIP_LIBRARY)
 		install(TARGETS ${BINARY_NAME} LIBRARY DESTINATION ${LIBDIR} COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME}-dev NAMELINK_ONLY)
 	endif()
 	if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE AND NOT HAIKU)
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-16.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-24.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-32.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-48.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-64.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-96.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-128.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-256.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
-		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-512.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-16.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-24.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-32.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-48.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-64.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-96.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/96x96/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-128.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-256.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
+		install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/res/mgba-512.png DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps RENAME mgba.png COMPONENT ${BINARY_NAME})
 	endif()
 else()
 	set(BUILD_SHARED OFF)