diff --git a/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp b/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
index a9cedba..aff5b0d 100644
--- a/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
+++ b/tools/linuxdeployqt/main.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
             desktopExecEntry = settings->value("Desktop Entry/Exec", "r").toString().split(' ').first().split('/').last().trimmed();
             qDebug() << "desktopExecEntry:" << desktopExecEntry;
             desktopFile = firstArgument;
-            desktopIconEntry = settings->value("Desktop Entry/Icon", "r").toString().split(' ').first().split('.').first().trimmed();
+            desktopIconEntry = settings->value("Desktop Entry/Icon", "r").toString().split(' ').first().split(".",QString::SkipEmptyParts).at(0);
             qDebug() << "desktopIconEntry:" << desktopIconEntry;
 
             QString candidateBin = QDir::cleanPath(QFileInfo(firstArgument).absolutePath() + desktopExecEntry); // Not FHS-like