diff --git a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
index 52b3ffd8a..b29166ab5 100644
--- a/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
+++ b/build/tasks/build-task.coffee
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ module.exports = (grunt) ->
       cp 'atom.sh', path.join(appDir, 'atom.sh')
 
     cp 'package.json', path.join(appDir, 'package.json')
-    cp path.join('resources', 'atom.png'), path.join(appDir, 'atom.png')
 
     packageDirectories = []
     nonPackageDirectories = [
diff --git a/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee b/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
index 3e7822fff..f1f782d10 100644
--- a/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
+++ b/src/browser/auto-update-manager.coffee
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ class AutoUpdateManager
     dialog.showMessageBox
       type: 'info'
       buttons: ['OK']
-      icon: path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'app', 'atom.png')
+      icon: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'resources', 'atom.png')
       message: 'No update available.'
       title: 'No Update Available'
       detail: "Version #{@version} is the latest version."
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ class AutoUpdateManager
     dialog.showMessageBox
       type: 'warning'
       buttons: ['OK']
-      icon: path.join(process.resourcesPath, 'app', 'atom.png')
+      icon: path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'resources', 'atom.png')
       message: 'There was an error checking for updates.'
       title: 'Update Error'
       detail: message