diff --git a/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-3.1.2.ebuild b/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-3.1.2.ebuild
index 3409c6c893081..e61df8f6bac04 100644
--- a/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-3.1.2.ebuild
+++ b/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-3.1.2.ebuild
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ src_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
+	xdg_pkg_postinst
+
 	if [[ -z ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
 		einfo "There are a number of supported authentication backends."
 		einfo "sqlite3 is the default, however dedicated servers may wish to"
diff --git a/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-9999.ebuild b/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-9999.ebuild
index 3409c6c893081..e61df8f6bac04 100644
--- a/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-9999.ebuild
+++ b/games-strategy/freeciv/freeciv-9999.ebuild
@@ -189,6 +189,8 @@ src_install() {
 }
 
 pkg_postinst() {
+	xdg_pkg_postinst
+
 	if [[ -z ${REPLACING_VERSIONS} ]]; then
 		einfo "There are a number of supported authentication backends."
 		einfo "sqlite3 is the default, however dedicated servers may wish to"