diff --git a/pkgs/by-name/su/sunshine/package.nix b/pkgs/by-name/su/sunshine/package.nix
index 87f47b53f2d5..0796df1e0bfd 100644
--- a/pkgs/by-name/su/sunshine/package.nix
+++ b/pkgs/by-name/su/sunshine/package.nix
@@ -192,6 +192,8 @@ stdenv'.mkDerivation rec {
     substituteInPlace packaging/linux/sunshine.desktop \
       --subst-var-by PROJECT_NAME 'Sunshine' \
       --subst-var-by PROJECT_DESCRIPTION 'Self-hosted game stream host for Moonlight' \
+      --subst-var-by SUNSHINE_DESKTOP_ICON 'sunshine' \
+      --subst-var-by CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_DATAROOTDIR "$out/share" \
       --replace-fail '/usr/bin/env systemctl start --u sunshine' 'sunshine'
 
     substituteInPlace packaging/linux/sunshine.service.in \