diff --git a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
index ce3317da9f8f..eae5d3766d6d 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/science/robotics/qgroundcontrol/default.nix
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
     cd ..
 
     mkdir -p $out/share/applications
+    sed 's/Exec=.*$/Exec=QGroundControl/g' --in-place deploy/qgroundcontrol.desktop
     cp -v deploy/qgroundcontrol.desktop $out/share/applications
 
     mkdir -p $out/bin