diff --git a/crates/gpui/examples/animation.rs b/crates/gpui/examples/animation.rs
index 7d7b875f2bdde94a3dc4f5a5fcff206255bf92bb..70bedb53c0914e9e153a2f197af4f4cad64d0db3 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/examples/animation.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/examples/animation.rs
@@ -23,6 +23,11 @@ impl AssetSource for Assets {
     }
 }
 
+const ARROW_CIRCLE_SVG: &'static str = concat!(
+    env!("CARGO_MANIFEST_DIR"),
+    "/examples/image/arrow_circle.svg"
+);
+
 struct AnimationExample {}
 
 impl Render for AnimationExample {
@@ -42,7 +47,7 @@ impl Render for AnimationExample {
                     .child(
                         svg()
                             .size_8()
-                            .path("examples/image/arrow_circle.svg")
+                            .path(ARROW_CIRCLE_SVG)
                             .text_color(black())
                             .with_animation(
                                 "image_circle",