diff --git a/hsfm.cabal b/hsfm.cabal
index 8e9c2e7..e202bb6 100644
--- a/hsfm.cabal
+++ b/hsfm.cabal
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ data-files:          data/Gtk/builder.xml
                      data/Gtk/icons/gtk-directory.png
                      data/Gtk/icons/gtk-file.png
                      data/Gtk/icons/hsfm.png
+                     hsfm.cabal
                      LICENSE
 
 
diff --git a/src/GUI/Gtk.hs b/src/GUI/Gtk.hs
index 1c790a7..a7f3643 100644
--- a/src/GUI/Gtk.hs
+++ b/src/GUI/Gtk.hs
@@ -84,6 +84,10 @@ import IO.Error
 import IO.File
 import IO.Utils
 import MyPrelude
+import Paths_hsfm
+  (
+    getDataFileName
+  )
 import Safe
   (
     headDef
@@ -160,7 +164,7 @@ startMainWindow startdir = do
   operationBuffer <- newTVarIO None
 
   builder <- builderNew
-  builderAddFromFile builder "data/Gtk/builder.xml"
+  builderAddFromFile builder =<< getDataFileName "data/Gtk/builder.xml"
 
   -- get the pre-defined gui widgets
   rootWin           <- builderGetObject builder castToWindow
@@ -288,6 +292,6 @@ startMainWindow startdir = do
   containerAdd scroll treeView
 
   -- sets the default icon
-  windowSetDefaultIconFromFile "data/Gtk/icons/hsfm.png"
+  windowSetDefaultIconFromFile =<< getDataFileName "data/Gtk/icons/hsfm.png"
 
   widgetShowAll rootWin
diff --git a/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs b/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
index a51f082..4837cf6 100644
--- a/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
+++ b/src/GUI/Gtk/Dialogs.hs
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ import Graphics.UI.Gtk
 import GUI.Gtk.Data
 import IO.Error
 import IO.File
-
+import Paths_hsfm
+  (
+    getDataFileName
+  )
 
 
 
@@ -143,9 +146,11 @@ withCopyModeDialog fa =
 showAboutDialog :: IO ()
 showAboutDialog = do
   ad       <- aboutDialogNew
-  lstr     <- readFile "LICENSE"
-  hsfmicon <- pixbufNewFromFile "data/Gtk/icons/hsfm.png"
-  pdesc    <- packageDescription <$> readPackageDescription silent "hsfm.cabal"
+  lstr     <- readFile =<< getDataFileName "LICENSE"
+  hsfmicon <- pixbufNewFromFile =<< getDataFileName "data/Gtk/icons/hsfm.png"
+  pdesc    <- fmap packageDescription
+                   (readPackageDescription silent
+                     =<< getDataFileName "hsfm.cabal")
   set ad
     [ aboutDialogProgramName  := (unPackageName . pkgName . package) pdesc
     , aboutDialogName         := (unPackageName . pkgName . package) pdesc
diff --git a/src/GUI/Gtk/Icons.hs b/src/GUI/Gtk/Icons.hs
index a7de7dc..56321f5 100644
--- a/src/GUI/Gtk/Icons.hs
+++ b/src/GUI/Gtk/Icons.hs
@@ -24,6 +24,10 @@ module GUI.Gtk.Icons where
 
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk
 import Graphics.UI.Gtk.Gdk.Pixbuf
+import Paths_hsfm
+  (
+    getDataFileName
+  )
 
 
 -- |Icon type we use in our GUI.
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ getIcon icon itheme isize = do
   mpix <- iconThemeLoadIcon itheme iname isize IconLookupUseBuiltin
   case mpix of
     Just pix -> return pix
-    Nothing  -> pixbufNewFromFile ("data/Gtk/icons/" ++ iname)
+    Nothing  -> pixbufNewFromFile =<< getDataFileName ("data/Gtk/icons/" ++ iname)
   where
     iconToStr IFolder = "gtk-directory"
     iconToStr IFile   = "gtk-file"