diff --git a/win-linux/package/linux/Makefile b/win-linux/package/linux/Makefile
index 5c995b84c..a1591cf52 100644
--- a/win-linux/package/linux/Makefile
+++ b/win-linux/package/linux/Makefile
@@ -140,6 +140,7 @@ build : $(LINUX_DEPS)
 	mkdir -p $@/main/opt/$(DESKTOPEDITORS_PREFIX)
 	cp -rft $@/main/opt/$(DESKTOPEDITORS_PREFIX) $(SOURCE_DIR)/desktopeditors/*
 	chmod 755 $@/main/opt/$(DESKTOPEDITORS_PREFIX)/DesktopEditors
+	ln -s DesktopEditors $@/main/opt/$(DESKTOPEDITORS_PREFIX)/$(DESKTOPEDITORS_EXEC)
 
 	cp -rf $(BRANDING_DIR)/../../../common/package/license/*.htm \
 		$@/main/opt/$(DESKTOPEDITORS_PREFIX)/LICENSE.htm
diff --git a/win-linux/package/linux/common/desktopeditors.sh.m4 b/win-linux/package/linux/common/desktopeditors.sh.m4
index 9c241c372..faccffdab 100644
--- a/win-linux/package/linux/common/desktopeditors.sh.m4
+++ b/win-linux/package/linux/common/desktopeditors.sh.m4
@@ -133,4 +133,4 @@ export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$DIR$LDLPATH,
 DIR_MV=/opt/M4_MEDIAVIEWER_PREFIX
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH=$DIR:$DIR/converter:$DIR_MV$LDLPATH
 export VLC_PLUGIN_PATH=$DIR_MV/plugins)
-exec $DIR/DesktopEditors "$@"
+exec $DIR/M4_DESKTOPEDITORS_EXEC "$@"