diff --git a/ksystemlog/src/Makefile.am b/ksystemlog/src/Makefile.am
index 487943b..fbde59d 100644
--- a/ksystemlog/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/ksystemlog/src/Makefile.am
@@ -49,9 +49,9 @@ messages: rc.cpp
 
 KDE_ICON = AUTO
 
-# this is where the kdelnk file will go 
-kdelnkdir = $(kde_appsdir)/Utilities
-kdelnk_DATA = ksystemlog.desktop
+# this is where the desktop file will go
+shelldesktopdir = $(xdg_appsdir)
+shelldesktop_DATA = ksystemlog.desktop
 
 # this is where the XML-GUI resource file goes
 rcdir = $(kde_datadir)/ksystemlog