diff --git a/snap/snapcraft.yaml b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
index b9a594ffe..ddf544c4f 100644
--- a/snap/snapcraft.yaml
+++ b/snap/snapcraft.yaml
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ parts:
   electrum:
     source: .
     plugin: python
-    python-version: python2
+    python-version: python
     stage-packages: [python-qt4]
+    build-packages: [pyqt4-dev-tools]
+    install: pyrcc4 icons.qrc -o $SNAPCRAFT_PART_INSTALL/lib/python2.7/site-packages/electrum_gui/qt/icons_rc.py
     after: [desktop-qt4]