diff --git a/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix
index 3ccdd70c455c..62c3a93f76b4 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/editors/rstudio/default.nix
@@ -168,8 +168,8 @@ mkDerivation rec {
   '';
 
   postInstall = ''
-    mkdir -p $out/share/icons $out/bin
-    ln $out/lib/rstudio/rstudio.png $out/share/icons
+    mkdir -p $out/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps $out/bin
+    ln $out/lib/rstudio/rstudio.png $out/share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps
 
     for f in {diagnostics,rpostback,rstudio}; do
       ln -s $out/lib/rstudio/bin/$f $out/bin