diff --git a/ldoc.lua b/ldoc.lua
index ad49f86..9a3b6c2 100644
--- a/ldoc.lua
+++ b/ldoc.lua
@@ -830,6 +830,10 @@ ldoc.project = ldoc.project or args.project
 ldoc.package = args.package:match '%a+' and args.package or nil
 ldoc.icon = ldoc.icon or args.icon
 
+if ldoc.icon then
+   ldoc.icon_basename = path.basename(ldoc.icon)
+end
+
 local source_date_epoch = os.getenv("SOURCE_DATE_EPOCH")
 if args.testing then
    ldoc.updatetime = "2015-01-01 12:00:00"
diff --git a/ldoc/html/ldoc_ltp.lua b/ldoc/html/ldoc_ltp.lua
index 31b09d7..4829a76 100644
--- a/ldoc/html/ldoc_ltp.lua
+++ b/ldoc/html/ldoc_ltp.lua
@@ -36,11 +36,11 @@ return [==[
 <br/>
 <h1>$(ldoc.project)</h1>
 
-# if ldoc.icon then
+# if ldoc.icon_basename then
 #   if module then
-<img src="../data/$(ldoc.icon)" />
+<img src="../data/$(ldoc.icon_basename)" />
 #   else
-<img src="data/$(ldoc.icon)" />
+<img src="data/$(ldoc.icon_basename)" />
 #   end
 # end