diff --git a/components/style/selector_matching.rs b/components/style/selector_matching.rs
index bbb2d0201f6..9545ad1cf14 100644
--- a/components/style/selector_matching.rs
+++ b/components/style/selector_matching.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ use selectors::matching::{SelectorMap, Rule};
 use selectors::matching::DeclarationBlock as GenericDeclarationBlock;
 use selectors::parser::PseudoElement;
 use selectors::tree::TNode;
+use std::process;
 use util::resource_files::read_resource_file;
 use util::smallvec::VecLike;
 
@@ -59,13 +60,21 @@ impl Stylist {
         // FIXME: presentational-hints.css should be at author origin with zero specificity.
         //        (Does it make a difference?)
         for &filename in ["user-agent.css", "servo.css", "presentational-hints.css"].iter() {
-            let ua_stylesheet = Stylesheet::from_bytes(
-                &read_resource_file(&[filename]).unwrap(),
-                Url::parse(&format!("chrome:///{:?}", filename)).unwrap(),
-                None,
-                None,
-                Origin::UserAgent);
-            stylist.add_stylesheet(ua_stylesheet);
+            match read_resource_file(&[filename]) {
+                Ok(res) => {
+                    let ua_stylesheet = Stylesheet::from_bytes(
+                        &res,
+                        Url::parse(&format!("chrome:///{:?}", filename)).unwrap(),
+                        None,
+                        None,
+                        Origin::UserAgent);
+                    stylist.add_stylesheet(ua_stylesheet);
+                }
+                Err(..) => {
+                    error!("Stylist::new() failed at loading {}!", filename);
+                    process::exit(1);
+                }
+            }
         }
         stylist
     }
@@ -154,12 +163,20 @@ impl Stylist {
     }
 
     pub fn add_quirks_mode_stylesheet(&mut self) {
-        self.add_stylesheet(Stylesheet::from_bytes(
-            &read_resource_file(&["quirks-mode.css"]).unwrap(),
-            Url::parse("chrome:///quirks-mode.css").unwrap(),
-            None,
-            None,
-            Origin::UserAgent))
+        match read_resource_file(&["quirks-mode.css"]) {
+            Ok(res) => {
+            self.add_stylesheet(Stylesheet::from_bytes(
+                &res,
+                Url::parse("chrome:///quirks-mode.css").unwrap(),
+                None,
+                None,
+                Origin::UserAgent));
+            }
+            Err(..) => {
+                error!("Stylist::add_quirks_mode_stylesheet() failed at loading 'quirks-mode.css'!");
+                process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
     }
 
     pub fn add_stylesheet(&mut self, stylesheet: Stylesheet) {
diff --git a/components/util/resource_files.rs b/components/util/resource_files.rs
index 7c61a48f0ba..f9e89df4af1 100644
--- a/components/util/resource_files.rs
+++ b/components/util/resource_files.rs
@@ -25,14 +25,23 @@ pub fn resources_dir_path() -> PathBuf {
             // or `<servo source>/components/servo/target/release`.
             let mut path = env::current_exe().ok().expect("can't get exe path");
             path.pop();
-            path.pop();
-            path.pop();
-            path.pop();
             path.push("resources");
-            if !path.is_dir() {  // self_exe_path() is probably in .../target/release
+            if !path.is_dir() {   // resources dir not in same dir as exe?
+                path.pop();
+                path.pop();
                 path.pop();
                 path.pop();
                 path.push("resources");
+                if !path.is_dir() {  // self_exe_path() is probably in .../target/release
+                    path.pop();
+                    path.pop();
+                    path.push("resources");
+                    if !path.is_dir() { // self_exe_path() is probably in .../target/release
+                        path.pop();
+                        path.pop();
+                        path.push("resources");
+                    }
+                }
             }
             path
         }
diff --git a/ports/cef/core.rs b/ports/cef/core.rs
index 02f884e3c71..c3b16cf9a50 100644
--- a/ports/cef/core.rs
+++ b/ports/cef/core.rs
@@ -27,15 +27,6 @@ static CEF_API_HASH_PLATFORM: &'static [u8] = b"6813214accbf2ebfb6bdcf8d00654650
 #[cfg(target_os="linux")]
 static CEF_API_HASH_PLATFORM: &'static [u8] = b"2bc564c3871965ef3a2531b528bda3e17fa17a6d\0";
 
-#[cfg(target_os="linux")]
-fn resources_path() -> Option<String> {
-    Some("../../servo/resources".to_owned())
-}
-
-#[cfg(not(target_os="linux"))]
-fn resources_path() -> Option<String> {
-    None
-}
 
 #[no_mangle]
 pub extern "C" fn cef_initialize(args: *const cef_main_args_t,
@@ -77,7 +68,7 @@ pub extern "C" fn cef_initialize(args: *const cef_main_args_t,
     temp_opts.headless = false;
     temp_opts.hard_fail = false;
     temp_opts.enable_text_antialiasing = true;
-    temp_opts.resources_path = resources_path();
+    temp_opts.resources_path = None;
     opts::set(temp_opts);
 
     return 1