diff --git a/pkgs/applications/misc/parsec/bin.nix b/pkgs/applications/misc/parsec/bin.nix
index 502ee9f7f01..b15ee2644a7 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/misc/parsec/bin.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/misc/parsec/bin.nix
@@ -67,6 +67,10 @@ stdenvNoCC.mkDerivation {
       --prefix LD_LIBRARY_PATH : "$runtimeDependenciesPath" \
       --run "$prepareParsec"
 
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/parsecd.desktop \
+      --replace "/usr/bin/parsecd" "parsecd" \
+      --replace "/usr/share/icons" "${placeholder "out"}/share/icons"
+
     runHook postInstall
   '';