diff --git a/docs/binary.rst b/docs/binary.rst
index d1ad812d0..10f61ec82 100644
--- a/docs/binary.rst
+++ b/docs/binary.rst
@@ -49,14 +49,15 @@ particular desktop, but it should work for most major desktop environments.
 .. code-block:: sh
 
     # Create a symbolic link to add kitty to PATH (assuming ~/.local/bin is in
-    # your PATH)
+    # your system-wide PATH)
     ln -s ~/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty ~/.local/bin/
     # Place the kitty.desktop file somewhere it can be found by the OS
     cp ~/.local/kitty.app/share/applications/kitty.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
     # If you want to open text files and images in kitty via your file manager also add the kitty-open.desktop file
     cp ~/.local/kitty.app/share/applications/kitty-open.desktop ~/.local/share/applications/
-    # Update the path to the kitty icon in the kitty.desktop file(s)
+    # Update the paths to the kitty and its icon in the kitty.desktop file(s)
     sed -i "s|Icon=kitty|Icon=/home/$USER/.local/kitty.app/share/icons/hicolor/256x256/apps/kitty.png|g" ~/.local/share/applications/kitty*.desktop
+    sed -i "s|Exec=kitty|Exec=/home/$USER/.local/kitty.app/bin/kitty|g" ~/.local/share/applications/kitty*.desktop
 
 .. note::
     If you use the venerable `stow <https://www.gnu.org/software/stow/>`_