diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/session-desktop/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/session-desktop/default.nix
index 4e8ed9bd0c6c..a27296711906 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/session-desktop/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/session-desktop/default.nix
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
       name = "Session";
       desktopName = "Session";
       comment = "Onion routing based messenger";
-      exec = "${appimage}/bin/session-desktop-${version}";
+      exec = "session-desktop";
       icon = "${appimage-contents}/session-desktop.png";
       terminal = false;
       type = "Application";