diff --git a/data/pixmaps/CMakeLists.txt b/data/pixmaps/CMakeLists.txt
index de7ca0d4de..57a66a22b6 100644
--- a/data/pixmaps/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/data/pixmaps/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -16,22 +16,22 @@ file(COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}
 )
 install(
     DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hicolor DESTINATION  ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/gnucash/icons
-    REGEX ".*/apps.*" EXCLUDE
+    REGEX "hicolor/.*/apps.*" EXCLUDE
 )
 file(
     COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hicolor
     DESTINATION ${DATADIR_BUILD}/gnucash/icons
-    REGEX ".*/apps.*" EXCLUDE
+    REGEX "hicolor/.*/apps.*" EXCLUDE
 )
 
 install(
     DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hicolor DESTINATION  ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/icons
-    REGEX ".*/actions.*" EXCLUDE
+    REGEX "hicolor/.*/actions.*" EXCLUDE
 )
 file(
     COPY ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hicolor
     DESTINATION ${DATADIR_BUILD}/icons
-    REGEX ".*/actions.*" EXCLUDE
+    REGEX "hicolor/.*/actions.*" EXCLUDE
 )
 
 set(gncpixmap_DATA