--- a/install/share/ipa.conf.template
+++ b/install/share/ipa.conf.template
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ Alias /ipa/crl "$CRL_PUBLISH_PATH"
 
 #  List explicitly only the fonts we want to serve
 Alias /ipa/ui/fonts/open-sans "${FONTS_DIR}/open-sans"
-Alias /ipa/ui/fonts/fontawesome "${FONTS_DIR}/fontawesome"
+Alias /ipa/ui/fonts/fontawesome "${FONTS_DIR}/${FONT_AWESOME_DIR}"
 <Directory "${FONTS_DIR}">
   SetHandler None
   AllowOverride None
--- a/ipaplatform/base/paths.py
+++ b/ipaplatform/base/paths.py
@@ -245,6 +245,7 @@ class BasePathNamespace(object):
     SMBD = "/usr/sbin/smbd"
     USERADD = "/usr/sbin/useradd"
     FONTS_DIR = "/usr/share/fonts"
+    FONT_AWESOME_DIR = "fontawesome"
     USR_SHARE_IPA_DIR = "/usr/share/ipa/"
     USR_SHARE_IPA_CLIENT_DIR = "/usr/share/ipa/client"
     CA_TOPOLOGY_ULDIF = "/usr/share/ipa/ca-topology.uldif"
--- a/ipaplatform/debian/paths.py
+++ b/ipaplatform/debian/paths.py
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ class DebianPathNamespace(BasePathNamesp
     REMOVE_DS_PL = "/usr/sbin/remove-ds"
     SETUP_DS_PL = "/usr/sbin/setup-ds"
     FONTS_DIR = "/usr/share/fonts/truetype"
+    FONT_AWESOME_DIR = "font-awesome"
     VAR_KERBEROS_KRB5KDC_DIR = "/var/lib/krb5kdc/"
     VAR_KRB5KDC_K5_REALM = "/var/lib/krb5kdc/.k5."
     CACERT_PEM = "/var/lib/krb5kdc/cacert.pem"
--- a/ipaserver/install/httpinstance.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/httpinstance.py
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ class HTTPInstance(service.Service):
             AUTOREDIR='' if auto_redirect else '#',
             CRL_PUBLISH_PATH=paths.PKI_CA_PUBLISH_DIR,
             FONTS_DIR=paths.FONTS_DIR,
+            FONT_AWESOME_DIR=paths.FONT_AWESOME_DIR,
             GSSAPI_SESSION_KEY=paths.GSSAPI_SESSION_KEY,
             IPA_CUSTODIA_SOCKET=paths.IPA_CUSTODIA_SOCKET,
             IPA_CCACHES=paths.IPA_CCACHES,
--- a/ipaserver/install/server/upgrade.py
+++ b/ipaserver/install/server/upgrade.py
@@ -1789,6 +1789,7 @@ def upgrade_configuration():
         WSGI_PROCESSES=constants.WSGI_PROCESSES,
         GSSAPI_SESSION_KEY=paths.GSSAPI_SESSION_KEY,
         FONTS_DIR=paths.FONTS_DIR,
+        FONT_AWESOME_DIR=paths.FONT_AWESOME_DIR,
         IPA_CCACHES=paths.IPA_CCACHES,
         IPA_CUSTODIA_SOCKET=paths.IPA_CUSTODIA_SOCKET,
         KDCPROXY_CONFIG=paths.KDCPROXY_CONFIG,