diff --git a/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh b/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh
index 2b4a35e5..b51fb63e 100755
--- a/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh
+++ b/contrib/msi/build-msi.sh
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ cat > wix.xml << EOF
       CompressionLevel="high" />
 
     <Directory Id="TARGETDIR" Name="SourceDir">
+      <Directory Id="DesktopFolder"  SourceName="Desktop"/>
       <Directory Id="${PKGINSTFOLDER}" Name="PFiles">
         <Directory Id="MeshInstallFolder" Name="RiV-mesh">
           <Component Id="MainExecutable" Guid="c2119231-2aa3-4962-867a-9759c87beb24">