diff --git a/pkgs/applications/audio/reaper/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/audio/reaper/default.nix
index bdbd58ff0be4..ce4d4abc9a07 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/audio/reaper/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/audio/reaper/default.nix
@@ -127,6 +127,10 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
         mkdir $out/bin
         ln -s $out/opt/REAPER/reaper $out/bin/
 
+        # Avoid store path in Exec, since we already link to $out/bin
+        substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/cockos-reaper.desktop \
+          --replace-fail "Exec=\"$out/opt/REAPER/reaper\"" "Exec=reaper"
+
         runHook postInstall
       '';