diff --git a/helpers/make-gnome-session b/helpers/make-gnome-session
index 849861d9065248b76cd0af83e4b965a078b58fcc..f6728935784740916c70b9989c42573934068e7a 100644
--- a/helpers/make-gnome-session
+++ b/helpers/make-gnome-session
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #    Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301 USA
 #
 
-VERSION=1
+VERSION=2
 COMPONENT=main
 QUILT=skip
 
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ quilt push -a
 rm debian/ubuntu-session.*
 sed '/Package: ubuntu-session/,/^$/d' debian/control -i
 
+echo "X-LightDM-DesktopName=GNOME" >> ./data/gnome.desktop.in
+
 changelog "Adapted for Trisquel"
 
 compile