diff --git a/srcpkgs/arduino/files/arduino.desktop b/srcpkgs/arduino/files/arduino.desktop
deleted file mode 100644
index 180dea615bf..00000000000
--- a/srcpkgs/arduino/files/arduino.desktop
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-[Desktop Entry]
-Name=Arduino
-GenericName=Arduino IDE
-Comment=The open-source Arduino environment
-TryExec=arduino
-Exec=arduino %U
-Icon=arduino
-Type=Application
-Terminal=false
-MimeType=text/x-arduino;
-Categories=Development;
diff --git a/srcpkgs/arduino/template b/srcpkgs/arduino/template
index ec54a09227d..b0d05a69e16 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/arduino/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/arduino/template
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Template file for 'arduino'
 pkgname=arduino
 version=1.8.19
-revision=2
+revision=3
 archs="x86_64* i686* aarch64* arm*"
 create_wrksrc=yes
 build_wrksrc=Arduino-$version
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@ do_build() {
 		-e "s#\(tools\.avrdude\.config\.path=\).*#\1/etc/avrdude.conf#" \
 		linux/work/hardware/arduino/avr/platform.txt
 	convert linux/work/lib/arduino_icon.ico icon.png
+
+	mv linux/dist/desktop.template arduino.desktop
+	vsed -i -e 's/<BINARY_LOCATION>/arduino %U/' -e 's/<ICON_NAME>/arduino/' arduino.desktop
 }
 
 do_install() {
@@ -62,5 +65,5 @@ do_install() {
 			;;
 		esac
 	done
-	vinstall ${FILESDIR}/arduino.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
+	vinstall build/arduino.desktop 644 usr/share/applications
 }