diff --git a/platform/appimage/koreader.appdata.xml b/platform/appimage/koreader.appdata.xml
index c10d88577..83c8625e2 100644
--- a/platform/appimage/koreader.appdata.xml
+++ b/platform/appimage/koreader.appdata.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
-<component>
+<component type="desktop-application">
   <id>rocks.koreader.KOReader</id>
   <launchable type="desktop-id">rocks.koreader.KOReader.desktop</launchable>
   <metadata_license>CC0-1.0</metadata_license>