diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/msvc_resources.rc.in b/gtk2_ardour/win32/msvc_resources.rc.in
index c9a8b52028..0f357d64fc 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/win32/msvc_resources.rc.in
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/win32/msvc_resources.rc.in
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ LANGUAGE LANG_ENGLISH, SUBLANG_ENGLISH_UK
 
 // Icon with lowest ID value placed first to ensure application icon
 // remains consistent on all systems.
-IDR_MAINFRAME           ICON                    ".\\res\\mixbus_icon_32px.ico"
+IDR_MAINFRAME           ICON                    "..\\icons\\ardour.ico"
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
 //
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon12_32.ico b/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon12_32.ico
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diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon12_48.ico b/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon12_48.ico
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diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon12_64.ico b/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon12_64.ico
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diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon_32px.ico b/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon_32px.ico
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diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon_48px.ico b/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon_48px.ico
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diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon_64px.ico b/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_icon_64px.ico
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diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_ses_icon_32.ico b/gtk2_ardour/win32/res/mixbus_ses_icon_32.ico
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