diff --git a/modules/misc/nixgl.nix b/modules/misc/nixgl.nix
index b6cff7cc0..16a00a755 100644
--- a/modules/misc/nixgl.nix
+++ b/modules/misc/nixgl.nix
@@ -57,6 +57,17 @@ in {
               echo "exec -a \"\$0\" ${cfg.prefix} $file \"\$@\"" >> "$out/bin/$(basename $file)"
               chmod +x "$out/bin/$(basename $file)"
             done
+
+            # If .desktop files refer to the old package, replace the references
+            for dsk in "$out/share/applications"/*.desktop ; do
+              if ! grep "${pkg.out}" "$dsk" > /dev/null; then
+                continue
+              fi
+              src="$(readlink "$dsk")"
+              rm "$dsk"
+              sed "s|${pkg.out}|$out|g" "$src" > "$dsk"
+            done
+
             shopt -u nullglob # Revert nullglob back to its normal default state
           '';
         }));