diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 2aac21a5..42d616b6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ ivi-shell/weston.ini : $(srcdir)/ivi-shell/weston.ini.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) \
 		-e 's|@bindir[@]|$(bindir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@abs_top_builddir[@]|$(abs_top_builddir)|g' \
+		-e 's|@abs_top_srcdir[@]|$(abs_top_srcdir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@libexecdir[@]|$(libexecdir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@plugin_prefix[@]||g' \
 		$< > $@
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ tests/weston-ivi.ini : $(srcdir)/ivi-shell/weston.ini.in
 	$(AM_V_GEN)$(SED) \
 		-e 's|@bindir[@]|$(bindir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@abs_top_builddir[@]|$(abs_top_builddir)|g' \
+		-e 's|@abs_top_srcdir[@]|$(abs_top_srcdir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@libexecdir[@]|$(libexecdir)|g' \
 		-e 's|@plugin_prefix[@]|$(abs_top_builddir)/.libs/|g' \
 		$< > $@
diff --git a/ivi-shell/weston.ini.in b/ivi-shell/weston.ini.in
index 06af7e27..6c226339 100644
--- a/ivi-shell/weston.ini.in
+++ b/ivi-shell/weston.ini.in
@@ -17,19 +17,19 @@ application-layer-id=4000
 
 transition-duration=300
 
-background-image=@abs_top_builddir@/data/background.png
+background-image=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/background.png
 background-id=1001
-panel-image=@abs_top_builddir@/data/panel.png
+panel-image=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/panel.png
 panel-id=1002
-tiling-image=@abs_top_builddir@/data/tiling.png
+tiling-image=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/tiling.png
 tiling-id=1003
-sidebyside-image=@abs_top_builddir@/data/sidebyside.png
+sidebyside-image=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/sidebyside.png
 sidebyside-id=1004
-fullscreen-image=@abs_top_builddir@/data/fullscreen.png
+fullscreen-image=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/fullscreen.png
 fullscreen-id=1005
-random-image=@abs_top_builddir@/data/random.png
+random-image=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/random.png
 random-id=1006
-home-image=@abs_top_builddir@/data/home.png
+home-image=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/home.png
 home-id=1007
 workspace-background-color=0x99000000
 workspace-background-id=2001
@@ -40,59 +40,59 @@ path=@libexecdir@/weston-keyboard
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=0
 icon-id=4001
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_flower.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_flower.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-flower
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=0
 icon-id=4002
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_clickdot.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_clickdot.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-clickdot
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=1
 icon-id=4003
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-egl.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-egl.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-simple-egl
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=1
 icon-id=4004
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-shm.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-shm.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-simple-shm
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=2
 icon-id=4005
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_smoke.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_smoke.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-smoke
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=3
 icon-id=4006
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_flower.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_flower.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-flower
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=3
 icon-id=4007
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_clickdot.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_clickdot.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-clickdot
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=3
 icon-id=4008
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-egl.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-egl.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-simple-egl
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=3
 icon-id=4009
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-shm.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_simple-shm.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-simple-shm
 
 [ivi-launcher]
 workspace-id=3
 icon-id=4010
-icon=@abs_top_builddir@/data/icon_ivi_smoke.png
+icon=@abs_top_srcdir@/data/icon_ivi_smoke.png
 path=@abs_top_builddir@/weston-smoke