diff --git a/src/bin/desklink/Jamfile b/src/bin/desklink/Jamfile
index 76ed0b63f6..c261961f28 100644
--- a/src/bin/desklink/Jamfile
+++ b/src/bin/desklink/Jamfile
@@ -9,12 +9,11 @@ if $(TARGET_PLATFORM) != haiku {
 		# We need the public headers also when not compiling for Haiku.
 }
 
-AddResources desklink : desklink.rsrc ;
-
 BinCommand desklink :
 	desklink.cpp
 	VolumeSlider.cpp
 	DeskButton.cpp
 	: be libmedia.so
+	: desklink.rdef
 	;
 
diff --git a/src/bin/desklink/desklink.rdef b/src/bin/desklink/desklink.rdef
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3dc9efc7df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/bin/desklink/desklink.rdef
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+resource app_signature "application/x-vnd.be.desklink";
+
+resource file_types message;
+
+resource app_version
+{
+	short_info = "Haiku-Desklink",
+	long_info  = "Haiku version of Desklink"
+};
+
+resource app_flags B_MULTIPLE_LAUNCH|B_ARGV_ONLY|B_BACKGROUND_APP ;
+
diff --git a/src/bin/desklink/desklink.rsrc b/src/bin/desklink/desklink.rsrc
deleted file mode 100644
index e4219a0503..0000000000
Binary files a/src/bin/desklink/desklink.rsrc and /dev/null differ