diff --git a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
index 219cb5728..15c389a5c 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qml/__init__.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ class ElectrumGui(BaseElectrumGui, Logger):
         if hasattr(Qt, "AA_ShareOpenGLContexts"):
             QCoreApplication.setAttribute(Qt.AA_ShareOpenGLContexts)
         if hasattr(QGuiApplication, 'setDesktopFileName'):
-            QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName('electrum.desktop')
+            QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName('electrum')
 
         if "QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE" not in os.environ:
             os.environ["QT_QUICK_CONTROLS_STYLE"] = "Material"