diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 7eb450a..64de940 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -9,13 +9,14 @@ import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
 
-
 from distutils.cmd import Command
 from setuptools.command.install_lib import install_lib as _install_lib
 from distutils.command.build import build as _build
 from distutils.command.sdist import sdist
 from setuptools import setup, find_packages
 
+BASE_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(__file__))
+
 class eo_sdist(sdist):
 
     def run(self):
@@ -86,7 +87,7 @@ class build_icons(Command):
         pass
 
     def run(self):
-        destpath = 'gadjo/static/css/icons/'
+        destpath = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'gadjo/static/css/icons/')
         if not os.path.exists(destpath):
             os.mkdir(destpath)
         variants = {
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ class build_icons(Command):
                 'css': 'ul.apps li.icon-%(name)s a:hover { background-image: url(icons/%(filename)s); }'},
         }
         css_rules = []
-        for basepath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('icons'):
+        for basepath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'icons')):
             for filename in filenames:
                 basename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
                 for variant in variants: