--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1703,7 +1703,7 @@ 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
@@ -929,7 +929,7 @@ 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
@@ -2991,7 +2991,7 @@ 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;
@@ -6513,7 +6513,7 @@ 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;
@@ -9562,7 +9562,7 @@ void MainWindow::mousePressEvent(QMouseE
   }
 #else
   if (ui->pbBandHopping->hasFocus() && event->button() & Qt::RightButton) {
-      QString binPath = QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath();
+      QString binPath = "/usr/share/wsjtx";
       QSound::play(binPath + "/sounds/Testing_long.wav");  // for Linux and macOS
   }
 #endif
