diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -694,18 +694,6 @@
 # Install the KWin/Script service type
 install( FILES scripting/kwinscript.desktop DESTINATION ${SERVICETYPES_INSTALL_DIR} )
 
-ecm_install_icons(
-    ICONS
-        16-apps-kwin.png
-        32-apps-kwin.png
-        48-apps-kwin.png
-        sc-apps-kwin.svgz
-    DESTINATION
-        ${ICON_INSTALL_DIR}
-    THEME
-        hicolor
-)
-
 add_subdirectory(qml)
 add_subdirectory(packageplugins)
 
diff --git a/data/CMakeLists.txt b/data/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/data/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+add_subdirectory(icons)
+
 ########### next target ###############
 add_executable( kwin5_update_default_rules update_default_rules.cpp)
 
diff --git a/16-apps-kwin.png b/data/icons/16-apps-kwin.png
rename from 16-apps-kwin.png
rename to data/icons/16-apps-kwin.png
diff --git a/32-apps-kwin.png b/data/icons/32-apps-kwin.png
rename from 32-apps-kwin.png
rename to data/icons/32-apps-kwin.png
diff --git a/48-apps-kwin.png b/data/icons/48-apps-kwin.png
rename from 48-apps-kwin.png
rename to data/icons/48-apps-kwin.png
diff --git a/data/icons/CMakeLists.txt b/data/icons/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/icons/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+ecm_install_icons(
+    ICONS
+        16-apps-kwin.png
+        32-apps-kwin.png
+        48-apps-kwin.png
+        sc-apps-kwin.svgz
+    DESTINATION
+        ${ICON_INSTALL_DIR}
+    THEME
+        hicolor
+)
diff --git a/sc-apps-kwin.svgz b/data/icons/sc-apps-kwin.svgz
rename from sc-apps-kwin.svgz
rename to data/icons/sc-apps-kwin.svgz