--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1916,7 +1916,7 @@ install (DIRECTORY
 if (APPLE)
   set (WSJT_SOUND_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATAROOTDIR})
 else ()
-  set (WSJT_SOUND_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR})
+  set (WSJT_SOUND_DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME})
 endif ()
 install (DIRECTORY
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sounds
--- a/qt_helpers.cpp
+++ b/qt_helpers.cpp
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ QString app_sounds_directory (QString co
 #if defined (__APPLE__)
   QString root {QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath () + "/../Resources/sounds"};
 #else
-  QString root {QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath () + "/sounds"};
+  QString root {"/usr/share/wsjtx/sounds"};
 #endif
   auto child = subdirectory;
   while (child.startsWith (QChar {'/'}))
