diff --git a/script/lib/create-debian-package.js b/script/lib/create-debian-package.js
index 9c545d6d8..120463f7b 100644
--- a/script/lib/create-debian-package.js
+++ b/script/lib/create-debian-package.js
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ module.exports = function (packagedAppPath) {
 
   console.log(`Copying icon into "${debianPackageIconsDirPath}"`)
   fs.copySync(
-    path.join(packagedAppPath, 'resources', 'app', 'resources', 'atom.png'),
+    path.join(packagedAppPath, 'resources', 'app.asar.unpacked', 'resources', 'atom.png'),
     path.join(debianPackageIconsDirPath, `${atomExecutableName}.png`)
   )
 
diff --git a/script/lib/package-application.js b/script/lib/package-application.js
index 5e01e5543..842883e51 100644
--- a/script/lib/package-application.js
+++ b/script/lib/package-application.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ module.exports = function () {
     'app-copyright': `Copyright © 2014-${(new Date()).getFullYear()} GitHub, Inc. All rights reserved.`,
     'app-version': CONFIG.appMetadata.version,
     'arch': process.platform === 'darwin' ? 'x64' : process.arch, // OS X is 64-bit only
+    'asar': {unpack: buildAsarUnpackGlobExpression()},
     'build-version': CONFIG.appMetadata.version,
     'download': {cache: CONFIG.electronDownloadPath},
     'dir': CONFIG.intermediateAppPath,
@@ -95,6 +96,22 @@ function chmodNodeFiles (packagedAppPath) {
   childProcess.execSync(`find "${packagedAppPath}" -type f -name *.node -exec chmod a-x {} \\;`)
 }
 
+function buildAsarUnpackGlobExpression () {
+  const unpack = [
+    '*.node',
+    'ctags-config',
+    'ctags-darwin',
+    'ctags-linux',
+    'ctags-win32.exe',
+    path.join('**', 'node_modules', 'spellchecker', '**'),
+    path.join('**', 'node_modules', 'dugite', 'git', '**'),
+    path.join('**', 'node_modules', 'github', 'bin', '**'),
+    path.join('**', 'resources', 'atom.png')
+  ]
+
+  return `{${unpack.join(',')}}`
+}
+
 function getAppName () {
   if (process.platform === 'darwin') {
     return CONFIG.channel === 'beta' ? 'Atom Beta' : 'Atom'