diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 58c746438..990f2325e 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ dist_theme_DATA =				\
 	theme/panel-button-border.svg		\
 	theme/panel-button-highlight-narrow.svg	\
 	theme/panel-button-highlight-wide.svg	\
-	theme/process-working.png		\
+	theme/process-working.svg		\
 	theme/running-indicator.svg		\
 	theme/scroll-button-down-hover.png	\
 	theme/scroll-button-down.png		\
diff --git a/data/theme/process-working.png b/data/theme/process-working.png
deleted file mode 100644
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new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/js/ui/panel.js b/js/ui/panel.js
index 7b86db7fa..fd929e10a 100644
--- a/js/ui/panel.js
+++ b/js/ui/panel.js
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ AppMenuButton.prototype = {
         this._clipWidth = PANEL_ICON_SIZE;
         this._direction = SPINNER_SPEED;
 
-        this._spinner = new AnimatedIcon('process-working.png',
+        this._spinner = new AnimatedIcon('process-working.svg',
                                          PANEL_ICON_SIZE);
         this._container.add_actor(this._spinner.actor);
         this._spinner.actor.lower_bottom();