diff --git a/build/config.js b/build/config.js
index 3b0f302ba..ca996bccc 100644
--- a/build/config.js
+++ b/build/config.js
@@ -10,13 +10,13 @@ const appMetadata = require('../package.json')
 const repositoryRootPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '..')
 const buildOutputPath = path.join(repositoryRootPath, 'out')
 const intermediateAppPath = path.join(buildOutputPath, 'app')
-const intermediateResourcesPath = path.join(buildOutputPath, 'resources')
+const intermediateShellCommandsPath = path.join(buildOutputPath, 'shell')
 const cachePath = path.join(repositoryRootPath, 'cache')
 const channel = getChannel()
 
 module.exports = {
   appMetadata, channel,
-  repositoryRootPath, buildOutputPath, intermediateAppPath, intermediateResourcesPath,
+  repositoryRootPath, buildOutputPath, intermediateAppPath, intermediateShellCommandsPath,
   cachePath
 }
 
diff --git a/build/lib/copy-assets.js b/build/lib/copy-assets.js
index 870aac6ea..684b66fa1 100644
--- a/build/lib/copy-assets.js
+++ b/build/lib/copy-assets.js
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ module.exports = function () {
     fs.copySync(srcPath, computeDestinationPath(srcPath), {filter: skipIgnoredPaths})
   }
 
-  console.log(`Copying resources to ${CONFIG.intermediateResourcesPath}...`);
+  console.log(`Copying shell commands to ${CONFIG.intermediateShellCommandsPath}...`);
   fs.copySync(
     path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'apm', 'node_modules', 'atom-package-manager'),
-    path.join(CONFIG.intermediateResourcesPath, 'apm'),
+    path.join(CONFIG.intermediateShellCommandsPath, 'apm'),
     {filter: skipIgnoredPaths}
   )
   if (process.platform !== 'windows') {
-    fs.copySync(path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'atom.sh'), path.join(CONFIG.intermediateResourcesPath, 'atom.sh'))
+    fs.copySync(path.join(CONFIG.repositoryRootPath, 'atom.sh'), path.join(CONFIG.intermediateShellCommandsPath, 'atom.sh'))
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/build/lib/package-application.js b/build/lib/package-application.js
index d5e2765e2..eefff42dc 100644
--- a/build/lib/package-application.js
+++ b/build/lib/package-application.js
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
 
       if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
         const bundleResourcesPath = path.join(appPaths[0], 'Atom.app', 'Contents', 'Resources')
-        fs.copySync(CONFIG.intermediateResourcesPath, path.join(bundleResourcesPath, 'app'))
+        fs.copySync(CONFIG.intermediateShellCommandsPath, path.join(bundleResourcesPath, 'app'))
       } else {
         throw new Error('TODO: handle this case!')
       }