--- frontends/gtk/Makefile.defaults.orig	2016-11-19 13:37:41 UTC
+++ frontends/gtk/Makefile.defaults
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 
 # Where to search for NetSurf's resources after looking in ~/.netsurf and
 # $NETSURFRES.  It must have a trailing /
-NETSURF_GTK_RES_PATH := $(PREFIX)/share/netsurf/:./frontends/gtk/res/
+NETSURF_GTK_RES_PATH := $(PREFIX)/share/netsurf/
 
 # Where to install the netsurf binary
 NETSURF_GTK_BIN := $(PREFIX)/bin/