diff --git a/scripts/freedesktop/CMakeLists.txt b/scripts/freedesktop/CMakeLists.txt
index ef42c3e..356f07a 100644
--- a/scripts/freedesktop/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/scripts/freedesktop/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,54 +6,17 @@
 #
 
 ########################################################################
-set(grc_freedesktop_path ${GR_PKG_DATA_DIR}/grc/freedesktop)
-
-install(FILES
-    grc-icon-256.png
-    grc-icon-128.png
-    grc-icon-64.png
-    grc-icon-48.png
-    grc-icon-32.png
-    grc-icon-24.png
-    grc-icon-16.png
-    gnuradio-grc.xml
-    gnuradio-grc.desktop
-    DESTINATION ${grc_freedesktop_path}
-)
-
-# Install desktop
-install(FILES gnuradio-grc.desktop DESTINATION share/applications)
-
-# Install mime
-install(FILES gnuradio-grc.xml DESTINATION share/mime/packages)
-
-# Install appstream / metainfo file
-install(FILES org.gnuradio.grc.metainfo.xml DESTINATION share/metainfo)
-
-# Install icons
-install(FILES grc-icon-256.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps RENAME gnuradio-grc.png)
-install(FILES grc-icon-128.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps RENAME gnuradio-grc.png)
-install(FILES grc-icon-64.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps RENAME gnuradio-grc.png)
-install(FILES grc-icon-48.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps RENAME gnuradio-grc.png)
-install(FILES grc-icon-32.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps RENAME gnuradio-grc.png)
-install(FILES grc-icon-24.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps RENAME gnuradio-grc.png)
-install(FILES grc-icon-16.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps RENAME gnuradio-grc.png)
 
 find_program(HAVE_XDG_UTILS xdg-desktop-menu)
 
 if(UNIX AND HAVE_XDG_UTILS AND ENABLE_POSTINSTALL)
-    set(SRCDIR ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${grc_freedesktop_path})
     configure_file(
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/grc_setup_freedesktop.in
         ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grc_setup_freedesktop
+        FILE_PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
     @ONLY)
-    install(
-        PROGRAMS ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grc_setup_freedesktop
-        DESTINATION ${GR_PKG_LIBEXEC_DIR}
-        PERMISSIONS OWNER_READ OWNER_WRITE OWNER_EXECUTE GROUP_READ GROUP_EXECUTE WORLD_READ WORLD_EXECUTE
-    )
    install (
-        CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX}/${GR_PKG_LIBEXEC_DIR}/grc_setup_freedesktop install)"
+        CODE "execute_process(COMMAND ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/grc_setup_freedesktop install)"
     )
 endif(UNIX AND HAVE_XDG_UTILS AND ENABLE_POSTINSTALL)
 
diff --git a/scripts/freedesktop/grc_setup_freedesktop.in b/scripts/freedesktop/grc_setup_freedesktop.in
index 50e02ee..5aacf5e 100644
--- a/scripts/freedesktop/grc_setup_freedesktop.in
+++ b/scripts/freedesktop/grc_setup_freedesktop.in
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ ICON_SIZES="16 24 32 48 64 128 256"
 if [ -n "$2" ]; then
 	SRCDIR="$2"
 else
-	SRCDIR="@SRCDIR@"
+	SRCDIR="@CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR@"
 fi
 
 case "$1" in
@@ -32,7 +32,8 @@ case "$1" in
 		xdg-icon-resource install --noupdate --context apps --theme gnome --size ${size} ${SRCDIR}/grc-icon-${size}.png gnuradio-grc; \
 		xdg-icon-resource install --noupdate --context apps --size ${size} ${SRCDIR}/grc-icon-${size}.png gnuradio-grc; \
 	done
-	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate
+	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate                #update for system (hicolor) theme
+	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --theme gnome  #update for gnome theme
 	echo "Install mime type"
 	xdg-mime install ${SRCDIR}/gnuradio-grc.xml
 	echo "Install menu items"
@@ -49,7 +50,8 @@ case "$1" in
 		xdg-icon-resource uninstall --noupdate --context apps --theme gnome --size ${size} gnuradio-grc; \
 		xdg-icon-resource uninstall --noupdate --context apps --size ${size} gnuradio-grc; \
 	done
-	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate
+	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate                 #update for system (hicolor) theme
+	xdg-icon-resource forceupdate --theme gnome   #update for gnome theme
 	echo "Uninstall mime type"
 	xdg-mime uninstall ${SRCDIR}/gnuradio-grc.xml
 	echo "Uninstall menu items"