diff --git a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
index 45295c5a9d..9b85cb5436 100644
--- a/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
+++ b/crates/zed/resources/zed.desktop.in
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Type=Application
 Name=$APP_NAME
 GenericName=Text Editor
 Comment=A high-performance, multiplayer code editor.
-TryExec=zed
+TryExec=$APP_CLI
 StartupNotify=$DO_STARTUP_NOTIFY
-Exec=zed $APP_ARGS
+Exec=$APP_CLI $APP_ARGS
 Icon=$APP_ICON
 Categories=Utility;TextEditor;Development;IDE;
 Keywords=zed;
diff --git a/script/bundle-linux b/script/bundle-linux
index 25eb97093b..60a83d8aff 100755
--- a/script/bundle-linux
+++ b/script/bundle-linux
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ cp "crates/zed/resources/app-icon$suffix@2x.png" "${zed_dir}/share/icons/hicolor
 
 # .desktop
 export DO_STARTUP_NOTIFY="true"
+export APP_CLI="zed"
 export APP_ICON="zed"
 if [[ "$channel" == "preview" ]]; then
   export APP_NAME="Zed Preview"
diff --git a/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak b/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak
index effaa7bdfa..934ad952c5 100755
--- a/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak
+++ b/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ channel=$(<crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL)
 
 export CHANNEL="$channel"
 export ARCHIVE="$archive"
+export APP_CLI = "zed"
 if [[ "$channel" == "dev" ]]; then
     export APP_ID="dev.zed.Zed-Dev"
     export APP_NAME="Zed Devel"