diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/wscript b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
index ce1c83a3fe..473d6d2307 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/wscript
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/wscript
@@ -796,16 +796,17 @@ def build(bld):
     bld.install_files(os.path.join (bld.env['DATADIR'], 'pixmaps'), bld.path.ant_glob('pixmaps/*.xpm'))
     bld.install_files(bld.env['DATADIR'], 'ArdourMono.ttf')
 
-    # Splash
+    # Splash (copy to build-dir to run from src and rename+install)
     lowercase_appname = Options.options.program_name.lower();
     obj = bld(features = 'copy')
     obj.source = 'icons/' + lowercase_appname + '-splash.png'
     obj.target = 'splash.png'
-    obj.install_path = bld.env['DATADIR']
+    bld.install_as(os.path.join(os.path.normpath(bld.env['DATADIR']), 'splash.png'), 'icons/' + lowercase_appname + '-splash.png')
+
     obj = bld(features = 'copy')
     obj.source = 'icons/' + lowercase_appname + '-small-splash.png'
     obj.target = 'small-splash.png'
-    obj.install_path = bld.env['DATADIR']
+    bld.install_as(os.path.join(os.path.normpath(bld.env['DATADIR']), 'small-splash.png'), 'icons/' + lowercase_appname + '-small-splash.png')
 
 
     if bld.env['build_target'] == 'mingw':