diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index c29ad8e77..cfe528fc4 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2179,8 +2179,12 @@ if("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Windows")
 
 	include(CPack)
 elseif("${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME}" STREQUAL "Linux")
+	include(GNUInstallDirs)
+
 	file(COPY platform/unix/debian/ DESTINATION debian PATTERN "*.in" EXCLUDE)
 	configure_file(platform/unix/debian/control.in debian/control @ONLY)
 	configure_file(platform/unix/debian/changelog.in debian/changelog @ONLY)
 	configure_file(platform/unix/debian/rules.in debian/rules @ONLY)
+
+	configure_file(platform/unix/love.desktop.in love.desktop @ONLY)
 endif()
diff --git a/platform/unix/Makefile.am b/platform/unix/Makefile.am
index f54a08e9c..ee489be44 100644
--- a/platform/unix/Makefile.am
+++ b/platform/unix/Makefile.am
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ platform/unix/love.desktop: platform/unix/love.desktop.in
 	$(MKDIR_P) platform/unix
 	rm -f $@ $@.tmp
 	$(SED) \
-		-e "s|@bindir[@]|$(bindir)|" \
+		-e "s|@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR[@]|$(bindir)|" \
 		${srcdir}/$@.in > $@.tmp
 	chmod a-w $@.tmp
 	mv $@.tmp $@
diff --git a/platform/unix/love.desktop.in b/platform/unix/love.desktop.in
index 94c9bb418..d8322e72c 100644
--- a/platform/unix/love.desktop.in
+++ b/platform/unix/love.desktop.in
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Name=LÖVE
 Comment=The unquestionably awesome 2D game engine
 MimeType=application/x-love-game;
-Exec=@bindir@/love %f
+Exec=@CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_BINDIR@/love %f
 Type=Application
 Categories=Development;Game;
 Terminal=false