--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1760,7 +1760,7 @@ install (DIRECTORY
 
 install (DIRECTORY
   ${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/sounds
-  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_BINDIR}
+  DESTINATION ${CMAKE_INSTALL_DATADIR}/${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}
   #COMPONENT runtime
   )
 
--- a/widgets/displaytext.cpp
+++ b/widgets/displaytext.cpp
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ void DisplayText::AudioAlerts()
         connect(audio, SIGNAL(stateChanged(QAudio::State)), this, SLOT(handleStateChanged(QAudio::State)));
 #else
   if(m_config->alert_Enabled()) {
-        QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+        QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
 #endif
         QFile *effect2 = new QFile(this);
         QFile *effect3 = new QFile(this);
--- a/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/widgets/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -3329,7 +3329,7 @@ void MainWindow::fastSink(qint64 frames)
         effect1->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
         audio->start(effect1);
 #else
-        QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+        QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
         QSound::play(binPath + "/sounds/DXcall.wav");  // for Linux and macOS
 #endif
         play_DXcall = false;
@@ -7099,7 +7099,7 @@ void MainWindow::readFromStdout()
             effect1->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
             audio->start(effect1);
 #else
-            QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+            QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
             QSound::play(binPath + "/sounds/DXcall.wav");  // for Linux and macOS
 #endif
             play_DXcall = false;
@@ -17043,7 +17043,7 @@ void MainWindow::alertQSYmessage ()
   effect1->open(QIODevice::ReadOnly);
   audio->start(effect1);
 #else
-  QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+  QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
   QSound::play(binPath + "/sounds/Message.wav");  // for Linux and macOS
 #endif
 }
