--- a/company.el
+++ b/company.el
@@ -1578,7 +1578,7 @@ end of the match."
 (defconst company-icons-root
   (file-name-as-directory
    (expand-file-name "icons"
-                     (file-name-directory (or load-file-name buffer-file-name)))))
+                     "@SITEETC@")))
 
 (defcustom company-icon-size '(auto-scale . 16)
   "Size of icons indicating completion kind in the popup."