diff --git a/data/xfce/Makefile.am b/data/xfce/Makefile.am
index 5b2ceed227ecf1a448dd14b03e2fb91a5043e681..860955b2d737daacd7969af9c246a016939b5dde 100644
--- a/data/xfce/Makefile.am
+++ b/data/xfce/Makefile.am
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ directory_in_files =							\
 directory_DATA = $(directory_in_files:.directory.in=.directory)
 
 %.directory: %.directory.in
-	$(AM_V_GEN) $(MSGFMT) --desktop --template $< -d $(top_srcdir)/po -o $@
+	$(AM_V_GEN) $(MSGFMT) --desktop --language Desktop --template $< -d $(top_srcdir)/po -o $@
 
 EXTRA_DIST =								\
 	$(directory_in_files)						\