diff --git a/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template b/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template
index bc5da9c7ba6..972d5af65c0 100644
--- a/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template
+++ b/srcpkgs/element-desktop/template
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ do_install() {
 		vinstall dist/icons/$size.png 644 "usr/share/icons/hicolor/$size/apps" element-desktop.png
 	done <dist/icons/size-list
 
-	cat <<-EOF >
+	cat <<-EOF > element-desktop
 	#!/bin/sh
 	exec electron${_electronver} /usr/lib/element-desktop/resources/app.asar "\$@"
 	EOF