diff --git a/SConstruct b/SConstruct
index 48fd080..419b40d 100644
--- a/SConstruct
+++ b/SConstruct
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ sky = env.Program("endless-sky", Glob("build/" + env["mode"] + "/*.cpp"))
 
 
 # Install the binary:
-env.Install("$DESTDIR$PREFIX/games", sky)
+env.Install("$DESTDIR$PREFIX/bin", sky)
 
 # Install the desktop file:
 env.Install("$DESTDIR$PREFIX/share/applications", "endless-sky.desktop")
diff --git a/source/Files.cpp b/source/Files.cpp
index c8c8957..d196459 100644
--- a/source/Files.cpp
+++ b/source/Files.cpp
@@ -114,15 +114,9 @@ void Files::Init(const char * const *argv)
 	if(resources.back() != '/')
 		resources += '/';
 #if defined __linux__ || defined __FreeBSD__ || defined __DragonFly__
-	// Special case, for Linux: the resource files are not in the same place as
-	// the executable, but are under the same prefix (/usr or /usr/local).
-	static const string LOCAL_PATH = "/usr/local/";
-	static const string STANDARD_PATH = "/usr/";
-	static const string RESOURCE_PATH = "share/games/endless-sky/";
-	if(!resources.compare(0, LOCAL_PATH.length(), LOCAL_PATH))
-		resources = LOCAL_PATH + RESOURCE_PATH;
-	else if(!resources.compare(0, STANDARD_PATH.length(), STANDARD_PATH))
-		resources = STANDARD_PATH + RESOURCE_PATH;
+	// Workaround for NixOS. Not sure how to proceed with other OSes, feedback
+	// is welcome.
+	resources += "../share/games/endless-sky/";
 #elif defined __APPLE__
 	// Special case for Mac OS X: the resources are in ../Resources relative to
 	// the folder the binary is in.