diff --git a/data/Makefile.am b/data/Makefile.am
index 887ed4ad..addfb594 100644
--- a/data/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/Makefile.am
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ sugardir = $(pkgdatadir)/data
 sugar_DATA =			\
 	activities.defaults	\
 	mime.defaults		\
+	startup.flac		\
 	$(GTKRC_FILES)
 
 GTKRC_FILES =		\
diff --git a/data/startup.flac b/data/startup.flac
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d79950e5
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/startup.flac differ
diff --git a/shell/sugar-shell b/shell/sugar-shell
index 106a9d71..63225fc7 100755
--- a/shell/sugar-shell
+++ b/shell/sugar-shell
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ def _shell_started_cb():
     hw_manager = hardwaremanager.get_manager()
     hw_manager.set_dcon_freeze(0)
 
-    startup_sound = os.path.join(env.get_sounds_path('startup.ogg'))
+    startup_sound = os.path.join(env.get_data_path('startup.flac'))
     if os.path.exists(startup_sound):
         player = gst.element_factory_make("playbin", "player")
         player.set_property("uri", "file://" + startup_sound)
diff --git a/sugar/env.py b/sugar/env.py
index 5f50d3ce..e3e0a512 100644
--- a/sugar/env.py
+++ b/sugar/env.py
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ def get_user_library_path():
 def get_locale_path(path=None):
     return _get_prefix_path('share/locale', path)
 
-def get_sounds_path(path=None):
-    return _get_prefix_path('share/sounds', path)
-
 def get_bin_path(path=None):
     return _get_sugar_path('bin', path)