diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 6929850b5..dbab83690 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@ configure_file(${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/openmw.cfg
     "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/openmw.cfg.install")
 
 
-if (${CMAKE_SYSTEM_NAME} MATCHES "Linux")
+if (NOT WIN32 AND NOT APPLE)
     configure_file(${OpenMW_SOURCE_DIR}/files/openmw.desktop
         "${OpenMW_BINARY_DIR}/openmw.desktop")
 endif()