diff --git a/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py b/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py
index de41bcafd..dcd5092e9 100644
--- a/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py
+++ b/electrum/gui/qt/__init__.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ class ElectrumGui(BaseElectrumGui, Logger):
         if hasattr(QtCore.Qt, "AA_ShareOpenGLContexts"):
             QtCore.QCoreApplication.setAttribute(QtCore.Qt.AA_ShareOpenGLContexts)
         if hasattr(QGuiApplication, 'setDesktopFileName'):
-            QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName('electrum.desktop')
+            QGuiApplication.setDesktopFileName('electrum')
         QGuiApplication.setApplicationName("Electrum")
         self.gui_thread = threading.current_thread()
         self.windows = []  # type: List[ElectrumWindow]