diff --git a/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt b/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
index 17b67b480e..91828537e9 100644
--- a/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
@@ -1,5 +1,13 @@
 #lang reader meta/spec-reader
 
+#|
+Note: TEMP-ICONS-FIX marks a few spots where things that normally
+belong to the "plt" (largest) distribution have been temporarily
+changed to the "dr" distribution so the nightly builds can
+proceed. The dist-spec changes should be undone when the underlying
+problem is fixed.
+|#
+
 ;; -*- scheme -*-
 
 ;; ============================================================================
@@ -590,7 +598,9 @@ plt-extras :+= (collects: "combinator-parser")
 
 ;; -------------------- icons
 dr-extras :+= (collects: "icons/*.{jpg|png|gif|bmp|xbm|xpm}")
-plt-extras :+= (package: "icons/")
+
+;; TEMP-ICONS-FIX: was plt-extras
+dr-extras :+= (package: "icons/")
 
 ;; -------------------- string
 dr-extras :+= (package: "string-constants")
@@ -626,7 +636,8 @@ plt-extras :+= (- (+ (package: "games/" #:executable "plt-games")
                   "paint-by-numbers/{hattori|solution-sets|raw-problems}")
 
 ;; -------------------- texpict & slideshow
-plt-extras :+= (collects: "texpict/")
+;; TEMP-ICONS-FIX: was plt-extras
+dr-extras :+= (collects: "texpict/") 
                (package: "slideshow")
 
 ;; -------------------- frtime