diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index a9aee3b17..494da0d06 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -383,19 +383,50 @@ set (all_C_and_CXXSRCS
   ${all_CXXSRCS}
   )
 
+set (TOP_LEVEL_RESOURCES
+  shortcuts.txt
+  mouse_commands.txt
+  prefixes.txt
+  cty.dat
+  kvasd.dat
+  )
+
+set (PALETTE_FILES
+  Palettes/Banana.pal
+  Palettes/Blue1.pal
+  Palettes/Blue2.pal
+  Palettes/Blue3.pal
+  Palettes/Brown.pal
+  Palettes/Cyan1.pal
+  Palettes/Cyan2.pal
+  Palettes/Cyan3.pal
+  Palettes/Default.pal
+  Palettes/Digipan.pal
+  Palettes/Fldigi.pal
+  Palettes/Gray1.pal
+  Palettes/Gray2.pal
+  Palettes/Green1.pal
+  Palettes/Green2.pal
+  Palettes/Jungle.pal
+  Palettes/Linrad.pal
+  Palettes/Negative.pal
+  Palettes/Orange.pal
+  Palettes/Pink.pal
+  Palettes/Rainbow.pal
+  Palettes/Scope.pal
+  Palettes/Sunburst.pal
+  Palettes/VK4BDJ.pal
+  Palettes/YL2KF.pal
+  Palettes/Yellow1.pal
+  Palettes/Yellow2.pal
+  Palettes/ZL1FZ.pal
+)
+
 set (SAMPLE_FILES
   samples/130418_1742.wav
   samples/130610_2343.wav
   )
 
-if (WSJT_EMBED_SAMPLES)
-  foreach (SAMPLE ${SAMPLE_FILES})
-    set (SAMPLE_PATHS "${SAMPLE_PATHS}\n    <file alias=\"samples/${SAMPLE}\">${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${SAMPLE}</file>")
-  endforeach (SAMPLE ${SAMPLE_FILES})
-endif (WSJT_EMBED_SAMPLES)
-
-configure_file (wsjtx.qrc.in wsjtx.qrc @ONLY)
-
 if (APPLE)
   set (WSJTX_ICON_FILE ${CMAKE_PROJECT_NAME}.icns)
   set (ICONSRCS
@@ -688,6 +719,26 @@ elseif (CMAKE_HOST_WIN32)
 endif ()
 
 
+# embedded resources
+function (add_resources resources path)
+  foreach (resource_file_ ${ARGN})
+    get_filename_component (name_ ${resource_file_} NAME)
+    file (TO_NATIVE_PATH ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/${resource_file_} source_)
+    file (TO_NATIVE_PATH ${path}/${name_} dest_)
+    set (resources_ "${resources_}\n    <file alias=\"${dest_}\">${source_}</file>")
+    set (${resources} ${${resources}}${resources_} PARENT_SCOPE)
+  endforeach (resource_file_ ${ARGN})
+endfunction (add_resources resources path)
+
+add_resources (wsjtx_RESOURCES "" ${TOP_LEVEL_RESOURCES})
+add_resources (wsjtx_RESOURCES /Palettes ${PALETTE_FILES})
+if (WSJT_EMBED_SAMPLES)
+  add_resources (wsjtx_RESOURCES /samples ${SAMPLE_FILES})
+endif (WSJT_EMBED_SAMPLES)
+
+configure_file (wsjtx.qrc.in wsjtx.qrc @ONLY)
+
+
 # UI generation
 qt5_wrap_ui (wsjt_qt_GENUISRCS ${wsjt_qt_UISRCS})
 qt5_wrap_ui (wsjtx_GENUISRCS ${wsjtx_UISRCS})
diff --git a/wsjtx.qrc.in b/wsjtx.qrc.in
index 0072c2ee5..ffa9bf887 100644
--- a/wsjtx.qrc.in
+++ b/wsjtx.qrc.in
@@ -1,38 +1,5 @@
-<!DOCTYPE RCC><RCC version="1.0">
-<qresource>
-    <file alias="shortcuts.txt">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/shortcuts.txt</file>
-    <file alias="mouse_commands.txt">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/mouse_commands.txt</file>
-    <file alias="prefixes.txt">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/prefixes.txt</file>
-    <file alias="cty.dat">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/cty.dat</file>
-    <file alias="kvasd.dat">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/kvasd.dat</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Banana.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Banana.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Blue1.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Blue1.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Blue2.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Blue2.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Blue3.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Blue3.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Brown.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Brown.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Cyan1.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Cyan1.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Cyan2.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Cyan2.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Cyan3.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Cyan3.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Default.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Default.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Digipan.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Digipan.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Fldigi.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Fldigi.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Gray1.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Gray1.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Gray2.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Gray2.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Green1.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Green1.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Green2.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Green2.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Jungle.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Jungle.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Linrad.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Linrad.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Negative.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Negative.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Orange.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Orange.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Pink.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Pink.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Rainbow.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Rainbow.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Scope.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Scope.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Sunburst.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Sunburst.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/VK4BDJ.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/VK4BDJ.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/YL2KF.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/YL2KF.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Yellow1.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Yellow1.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/Yellow2.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/Yellow2.pal</file>
-    <file alias="Palettes/ZL1FZ.pal">@CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR@/Palettes/ZL1FZ.pal</file>
-    @SAMPLE_PATHS@
-</qresource>
+<!DOCTYPE RCC>
+<RCC version="1.0">
+  <qresource>@wsjtx_RESOURCES@
+  </qresource>
 </RCC>