diff --git a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
index 9c75123ff2..8b837caec2 100644
--- a/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
+++ b/electron_app/src/electron-main.js
@@ -295,7 +295,10 @@ app.on('ready', () => {
         console.log('No update_base_url is defined: auto update is disabled');
     }
 
-    const iconPath = `${__dirname}/../img/riot.${process.platform === 'win32' ? 'ico' : 'png'}`;
+    // It's important to call `path.join` so we don't end up with the packaged
+    // asar in the final path.
+    const iconFile = `riot.${process.platform === 'win32' ? 'ico' : 'png'}`;
+    const iconPath = path.join(__dirname, "..", "..", "img", iconFile);
 
     // Load the previous window state with fallback to defaults
     const mainWindowState = windowStateKeeper({
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 96458d7bf3..531f5d4a05 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -156,10 +156,10 @@
     "electronVersion": "4.2.4",
     "files": [
       "node_modules/**",
-      "src/**",
-      "img/**"
+      "src/**"
     ],
     "extraResources": [
+      { "from": "electron_app/img", "to": "img" },
       "webapp/**/*",
       "origin_migrator/**/*"
     ],