diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/ding/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/ding/default.nix
index 728293c004a2..c2d4bb66f2f0 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/ding/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/ding/default.nix
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     mkdir -p $out/share/dict
     mkdir -p $out/share/man/man1
     mkdir -p $out/share/applications
-    mkdir -p $out/share/pixmaps
+    mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
 
     for f in ding ding.1; do
       sed -i "s@/usr/share@$out/share@g" "$f"
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cp -v ding $out/bin/
     cp -v de-en.txt $out/share/dict/
     cp -v ding.1 $out/share/man/man1/
-    cp -v ding.png $out/share/pixmaps/
+    cp -v ding.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps
     cp -v ding.desktop $out/share/applications/
 
     wrapProgram $out/bin/ding --prefix PATH : ${