diff --git a/xsane-0.998-desktop-file.patch b/xsane-0.998-desktop-file.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f148fcb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/xsane-0.998-desktop-file.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+From 1834f4a87438153c1e8ca8c175719f22585af497 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date: Fri, 19 Nov 2010 12:42:18 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] patch: desktop-file
+
+Squashed commit of the following:
+
+commit c59edca6b96613f59cd4c08350b64a46b5992ddc
+Author: Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com>
+Date:   Fri Nov 19 12:41:23 2010 +0100
+
+    customize desktop file
+---
+ src/xsane.desktop |    9 +++++++--
+ 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+
+diff --git a/src/xsane.desktop b/src/xsane.desktop
+index d5161e5..efb2011 100644
+--- a/src/xsane.desktop
++++ b/src/xsane.desktop
+@@ -1,9 +1,14 @@
+ [Desktop Entry]
++Version=1.0
+ Encoding=UTF-8
+-Name=XSane - Scanning
++#Name=XSane - Scanning
++Name=Scanner Tool
++GenericName=Scanner Tool
+ Comment=Acquire images from a scanner
+ Exec=xsane
++TryExec=xsane
+ Icon=xsane
+ Terminal=false
+ Type=Application
+-Categories=Application;Graphics
++Categories=Graphics;2DGraphics;RasterGraphics;Scanning;GTK;
++StartupNotify=true
+-- 
+1.7.3.2
+
diff --git a/xsane.spec b/xsane.spec
index 048330e..4aec2a9 100644
--- a/xsane.spec
+++ b/xsane.spec
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ Summary: X Window System front-end for the SANE scanner interface
 Version: 0.998
 Release: 1%{?dist}
 Source0: http://www.xsane.org/download/%{name}-%{version}.tar.gz
-Source1: xsane.desktop
 # distro-specific: use "xdg-open" instead of "netscape" to launch help browser
 Patch0: xsane-0.995-xdg-open.patch
 # submitted to upstream (Oliver Rauch) via email, 2009-08-18
@@ -33,6 +32,8 @@ Patch4: xsane-0.997-no-file-selected.patch
 # https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=198422
 # submitted to upstream (Oliver Rauch) via email, 2010-06-29
 Patch5: xsane-0.997-ipv6.patch
+# distro-specific: customize desktop file
+Patch6: xsane-0.998-desktop-file.patch
 # autoconf-generated files
 Patch100: xsane-0.998-1-autoconf.patch.bz2
 License: GPLv2+
@@ -89,6 +90,7 @@ done
 %patch3 -p1 -b .off-root-build
 %patch4 -p1 -b .no-file-selected
 %patch5 -p1 -b .ipv6
+%patch6 -p1 -b .desktop-file
 
 %patch100 -p1 -b .autoconf
 
@@ -123,11 +125,11 @@ popd
 install -m 0755 -d %{buildroot}%{gimpplugindir}
 install -m 0755 build-with-gimp/src/xsane %{buildroot}%{gimpplugindir}
 
-# use our own desktop file
+# install customized desktop file
 rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications/xsane.desktop
 desktop-file-install --vendor fedora \
     --dir %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/applications \
-    %{SOURCE1}
+    src/xsane.desktop
 
 %find_lang %{name} XSANE.lang
 
@@ -161,6 +163,7 @@ fi
 %changelog
 * Fri Nov 19 2010 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 0.998-1
 - version 0.998
+- patch desktop file instead of copying it over
 
 * Tue Jul 13 2010 Nils Philippsen <nils@redhat.com> - 0.997-10
 - don't crash if no files are selected, take two