diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix
index fdf71bcea553..af332edd8748 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/el/element-desktop/package.nix
@@ -112,8 +112,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation (
       ln -s $out/share/element/electron/lib/i18n/strings/en{-us,}.json
 
       # icon
-      mkdir -p "$out/share/icons/hicolor/icon/apps"
-      ln -s "$out/share/element/electron/build/icon.png" "$out/share/icons/hicolor/icon/apps/element.png"
+      mkdir -p "$out/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps"
+      ln -s "$out/share/element/electron/build/icon.png" "$out/share/icons/hicolor/512x512/apps/element.png"
 
       # desktop item
       mkdir -p "$out/share"