diff --git a/panels/color/icons/16x16/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/16x16/Makefile.am
index ddf9a75c0..616b903b6 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/16x16/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/16x16/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = 16x16
 context = apps
 
diff --git a/panels/color/icons/22x22/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/22x22/Makefile.am
index 2c7dcfc6d..2c51d7580 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/22x22/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/22x22/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = 22x22
 context = apps
 
diff --git a/panels/color/icons/24x24/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/24x24/Makefile.am
index 4f9eec853..b1dbaf8d9 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/24x24/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/24x24/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = 24x24
 context = apps
 
diff --git a/panels/color/icons/256x256/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/256x256/Makefile.am
index 250472355..83ad947e1 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/256x256/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/256x256/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = 256x256
 context = apps
 
diff --git a/panels/color/icons/32x32/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/32x32/Makefile.am
index f98c07ff7..f3310adb4 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/32x32/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/32x32/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = 32x32
 context = apps
 
diff --git a/panels/color/icons/48x48/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/48x48/Makefile.am
index 42412d6c5..53ba48d5d 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/48x48/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/48x48/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = 48x48
 context = apps
 
diff --git a/panels/color/icons/64x64/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/64x64/Makefile.am
index 44c843e11..2da70a209 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/64x64/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/64x64/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = 64x64
 context = apps
 
diff --git a/panels/color/icons/scalable/Makefile.am b/panels/color/icons/scalable/Makefile.am
index 66aff1c5b..43f2df8d9 100644
--- a/panels/color/icons/scalable/Makefile.am
+++ b/panels/color/icons/scalable/Makefile.am
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-themedir = $(pkgdatadir)/icons/hicolor
+themedir = $(datadir)/icons/hicolor
 size = scalable
 context = apps