diff --git a/code/ryzom/client/unix/CMakeLists.txt b/code/ryzom/client/unix/CMakeLists.txt
index 8cceef8d1..d7e8222a5 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/client/unix/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/code/ryzom/client/unix/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,11 +1,16 @@
-CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ryzom_client.desktop.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ryzom_client.desktop")
+IF(RYZOM_ETC_PREFIX STREQUAL ".")
+  # in case of local client, only copy 48x48 icon
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_48x48.png DESTINATION ${RYZOM_ETC_PREFIX} RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+ELSE()
+  CONFIGURE_FILE("${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/ryzom_client.desktop.in" "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ryzom_client.desktop")
 
-INSTALL(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ryzom_client.desktop" DESTINATION share/applications)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_client.png DESTINATION share/pixmaps)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_client.xpm DESTINATION share/pixmaps)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_16x16.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_22x22.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_24x24.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_32x32.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_48x48.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
-INSTALL(FILES ryzom_128x128.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+  INSTALL(FILES "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/ryzom_client.desktop" DESTINATION share/applications)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_client.png DESTINATION share/pixmaps)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_client.xpm DESTINATION share/pixmaps)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_16x16.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/16x16/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_22x22.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/22x22/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_24x24.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/24x24/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_32x32.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/32x32/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_48x48.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/48x48/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+  INSTALL(FILES ryzom_128x128.png DESTINATION share/icons/hicolor/128x128/apps RENAME ${RYZOM_CLIENT_ICON}.png)
+ENDIF()