diff --git a/electrum/exchange_rate.py b/electrum/exchange_rate.py
index bfe99165a..28fdd3738 100644
--- a/electrum/exchange_rate.py
+++ b/electrum/exchange_rate.py
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@ from typing import Sequence
 
 from .bitcoin import COIN
 from .i18n import _
-from .util import PrintError, ThreadJob, make_dir, log_exceptions
-from .util import make_aiohttp_session
+from .util import (PrintError, ThreadJob, make_dir, log_exceptions,
+                   make_aiohttp_session, resource_path)
 from .network import Network
 from .simple_config import SimpleConfig
 
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ def dictinvert(d):
     return inv
 
 def get_exchanges_and_currencies():
-    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'currencies.json')
+    path = resource_path('currencies.json')
     try:
         with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
             return json.loads(f.read())
diff --git a/electrum/mnemonic.py b/electrum/mnemonic.py
index 97889c0aa..5d5ac040f 100644
--- a/electrum/mnemonic.py
+++ b/electrum/mnemonic.py
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ import string
 
 import ecdsa
 
-from .util import print_error
+from .util import print_error, resource_path
 from .bitcoin import is_old_seed, is_new_seed
 from . import version
 
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def normalize_text(seed: str) -> str:
     return seed
 
 def load_wordlist(filename):
-    path = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'wordlist', filename)
+    path = resource_path('wordlist', filename)
     with open(path, 'r', encoding='utf-8') as f:
         s = f.read().strip()
     s = unicodedata.normalize('NFKD', s)