diff --git a/shell/data/Makefile.am b/shell/data/Makefile.am
index 349aea0d..7a4ddf44 100644
--- a/shell/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/shell/data/Makefile.am
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 confdir = $(datadir)
 conf_DATA = kbdconfig
 
-imagesdir = $(imagesdir)
+imagesdir = $(datadir)
 images_DATA =			\
 	home-background.png