diff --git a/data/desktop/meson.build b/data/desktop/meson.build
index 8c16dbea..1eb40192 100644
--- a/data/desktop/meson.build
+++ b/data/desktop/meson.build
@@ -1,12 +1,2 @@
-icon_sed = 's~%ICON_PATH%~@0@~'.format(join_paths(get_option('prefix'),
-                                                  get_option('datadir'),
-                                                  'icons/hicolor/128x128/apps'))
-
-custom_target(
-  'terminology.desktop',
-  input : 'terminology.desktop.in',
-  output: 'terminology.desktop',
-  command : [sed, icon_sed, '@INPUT@'],
-  capture : true,
-  install : true,
-  install_dir : join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications'))
+install_data('terminology.desktop',
+             install_dir: join_paths(get_option('datadir'), 'applications'))
diff --git a/data/desktop/terminology.desktop.in b/data/desktop/terminology.desktop
similarity index 95%
rename from data/desktop/terminology.desktop.in
rename to data/desktop/terminology.desktop
index 5fcfa403..b1067069 100644
--- a/data/desktop/terminology.desktop.in
+++ b/data/desktop/terminology.desktop
@@ -1,25 +1,25 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 #Encoding=UTF-8
 Type=Application
 Name=Terminology
 Name[ko]=터미놀로지
 #GenericName=Terminal
 #GenericName[eo]=Terminalo
 #GenericName[it]=Terminale
 #GenericName[ru]=Терминал
 #GenericName[ko]=터미널
 Comment=Terminal emulator
 Comment[da]=Terminalemulator
 Comment[eo]=Terminalimitilo
 Comment[es]=Emulador de terminal
 Comment[fr]=Émulateur de terminal
 Comment[gl]=Emulador de terminal
 Comment[it]=Emulatore di terminale
 Comment[pt]=Emulador de terminal
 Comment[ru]=Эмулятор терминала
 Comment[ko]=터미널 에뮬레이터
 Keywords=shell;prompt;command;commandline;
 Exec=terminology
-Icon=%ICON_PATH%/terminology.png
+Icon=terminology
 Categories=System;TerminalEmulator;
 StartupWMClass=terminology