diff --git a/pkgs/additional/gpodder-adaptive/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/gpodder-adaptive/default.nix
index 5bcb09917..c5dcbbee8 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/gpodder-adaptive/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/gpodder-adaptive/default.nix
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ self = gpodder.overridePythonAttrs (upstream: rec {
       "share/dbus-1/services/org.gpodder.service"
   '';
 
+  postFixup = ''
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/gpodder-url-handler.desktop \
+      --replace-fail 'Exec=/bin/gpodder' 'Exec=gpodder'
+  '';
+
   buildInputs = upstream.buildInputs ++ [
     libhandy
   ];
diff --git a/pkgs/additional/gpodder-configured/default.nix b/pkgs/additional/gpodder-configured/default.nix
index 93310d946..17ac41175 100644
--- a/pkgs/additional/gpodder-configured/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/additional/gpodder-configured/default.nix
@@ -36,9 +36,10 @@ in
       --run "$out/bin/gpo import ~/.config/gpodderFeeds.opml || true" \
 
     # fix up the .desktop file to invoke our wrapped application
+    # (rather, invoke `gpodder` by PATH, which could be this, or an outer layer of wrapping)
     orig_desktop=$(readlink $out/share/applications/gpodder.desktop)
     unlink $out/share/applications/gpodder.desktop
-    sed "s:Exec=.*:Exec=$out/bin/gpodder-configured:" $orig_desktop > $out/share/applications/gpodder.desktop
+    sed "s:Exec=.*/gpodder:Exec=gpodder:" $orig_desktop > $out/share/applications/gpodder.desktop
   '';
 
   passthru = {