diff --git a/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt b/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
index d994a8e59c..ed8d95e2e3 100644
--- a/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
+++ b/collects/meta/dist-specs.rkt
@@ -589,7 +589,7 @@ plt-extras :+= (package: "lazy")
 plt-extras :+= (collects: "combinator-parser")
 
 ;; -------------------- icons
-dr-extras :+= (collects: "icons/")
+dr-extras :+= (package: "icons/")
 
 ;; -------------------- string
 dr-extras :+= (package: "string-constants")