diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index e7621e79..0e32aae9 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ install(DIRECTORY ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/root/res/themes DESTINATION share/sdrpp)
 configure_file(${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/sdrpp.desktop ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/sdrpp.desktop @ONLY)
 
 if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
-    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/sdrpp.desktop DESTINATION /usr/share/applications)
+    install(FILES ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/sdrpp.desktop DESTINATION share/applications)
 endif ()
 
 # Create uninstall target