diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 2af0092..6e61cdb 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ AC_SUBST(PACKAGE)
 AC_SUBST(VERSION)
 
 AC_USE_SYSTEM_EXTENSIONS
+AC_PROG_LN_S
+AC_PROG_MKDIR_P
 
 AC_PROG_CC
 CFLAGS+=" -std=gnu11"
diff --git a/src/pam_panic_config/icons/scalable/Makefile.am b/src/pam_panic_config/icons/scalable/Makefile.am
index fcad5e6..2e35548 100644
--- a/src/pam_panic_config/icons/scalable/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/pam_panic_config/icons/scalable/Makefile.am
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
 appicondir=$(datadir)/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps
 appicon_DATA=pampanic.svg
+pixmapsdir=$(datadir)/pixmaps
+
+install-exec-hook:
+	$(MKDIR_P) $(pixmapsdir)
+	$(LN_S) $(appicondir)/pampanic.svg $(pixmapsdir)/pampanic.svg