diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix
index e51798502371..c0f76602b2bb 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/hipchat/default.nix
@@ -52,6 +52,8 @@ in stdenv.mkDerivation {
         patchelf --set-interpreter ${stdenv.glibc}/lib/ld-linux.so.2 $file || true
         patchelf --set-rpath ${rpath}:$out/lib $file || true
     done
+    substituteInPlace $out/share/applications/hipchat.desktop \
+      --replace /opt/HipChat/bin $out/bin
   '';
 
   meta = {