diff --git a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qtemu/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qtemu/default.nix
index bc415d463712..354bcbfcd72c 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qtemu/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/virtualization/qtemu/default.nix
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
     # upstream lacks an install method
     install -D -t $out/share/applications qtemu.desktop
-    install -D -t $out/share/pixmaps qtemu.png
+    install -D -t $out/share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps qtemu.png
     install -D -t $out/bin qtemu
 
     # make sure that the qemu-* executables are found