diff --git a/dist/linux/debian/postinst b/dist/linux/debian/postinst
index 5668a5e29..cfd113fb5 100644
--- a/dist/linux/debian/postinst
+++ b/dist/linux/debian/postinst
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ case "$1" in
           mkdir -p /usr/share/desktop-directories
         fi
         xdg-desktop-menu install --novendor /usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
+        sed -i s/Exec=cryptomator\\s%F/Exec=LD_LIBRARY_PATH=\\/usr\\/lib\\/x86_64-linux-gnu\ cryptomator\ %F/ /usr/share/applications/org.cryptomator.Cryptomator.desktop
         xdg-mime install /usr/share/mime/packages/application-vnd.cryptomator.vault.xml
     ;;