diff --git a/pkgs/applications/graphics/imv/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/graphics/imv/default.nix
index 3f6a27cbc76a..e9488b845f22 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/graphics/imv/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/graphics/imv/default.nix
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 , cmocka
 , docbook_xsl
 , libxslt
-, fontconfig
 , meson
 , ninja
 , pkg-config
@@ -90,6 +89,12 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   ] ++ windowSystems."${withWindowSystem}"
     ++ builtins.map (b: backends."${b}") withBackends;
 
+  postInstall = ''
+    # fix the executable path and install the desktop item
+    substituteInPlace ../files/imv.desktop --replace "imv %F" "$out/bin/imv %F"
+    install -Dm644 ../files/imv.desktop $out/share/applications/
+  '';
+
   postFixup = lib.optionalString (withWindowSystem == "all") ''
     # The `bin/imv` script assumes imv-wayland or imv-x11 in PATH,
     # so we have to fix those to the binaries we installed into the /nix/store
@@ -104,7 +109,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
   meta = with lib; {
     description = "A command line image viewer for tiling window managers";
     homepage = "https://github.com/eXeC64/imv";
-    license = licenses.gpl2;
+    license = licenses.mit;
     maintainers = with maintainers; [ rnhmjoj markus1189 ];
     platforms = platforms.all;
   };