diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 568bc5f..7ab0380 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -99,7 +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(os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'icons')):
+        for basepath, dirnames, filenames in os.walk('icons'):
             for filename in filenames:
                 basename = os.path.splitext(filename)[0]
                 for variant in variants: