--- a/desktop/org.fontforge.FontForge.desktop
+++ b/desktop/org.fontforge.FontForge.desktop
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 Comment[hr]=Uređivač za fontove
 Comment[it]=Un profilo editor di font
 Comment[pt]=Um editor de fontes
-Exec=fontforge %U
-TryExec=fontforge
+Exec=fontforge-gui -nosplash %U
+TryExec=fontforge-gui
 Icon=org.fontforge.FontForge
 StartupWMClass=fontforge
 Terminal=false