diff --git a/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile b/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile
index 109a3751859eeeb3bdf0291090dbee1036a6b2bf..887c3c71f5ec0f8a6554bf551fbf01640bfdc973 100644
--- a/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile
+++ b/src/syncterm/GNUmakefile
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ install: $(SYNCTERM)
 	@echo Installing...
 	${INSTALL_EXE} ${SYNCTERM} ${PREFIX}/bin
 	${INSTALL_DATA} syncterm.png ${PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps
-	${INSTALL_DATA} syncterm.desktop ${PREFIX}/share/icons/hicolor/64x64/apps
+	${INSTALL_DATA} syncterm.desktop ${PREFIX}/share/applications
 
 devel: tags cscope.out