diff --git a/debian/notmuch.install b/debian/notmuch.install
index b4847fe5..60f09712 100644
--- a/debian/notmuch.install
+++ b/debian/notmuch.install
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-emacs/notmuch-emacs-mua.desktop usr/share/applications
 usr/bin/notmuch
 usr/bin/notmuch-emacs-mua
+usr/share/applications/notmuch-emacs-mua.desktop
 usr/share/bash-completion
 usr/share/zsh/vendor-completions