diff --git a/src/add-ons/tracker/filetype/FileType.rdef b/src/add-ons/tracker/filetype/FileType.rdef
index f03f1a988e..f51396ce1c 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/tracker/filetype/FileType.rdef
+++ b/src/add-ons/tracker/filetype/FileType.rdef
@@ -2,8 +2,9 @@
  * FileType.rdef
  */
 
-resource app_signature "application/x-vnd.Haiku-FileType";
-resource app_flags B_MULTIPLE_LAUNCH;
+// The FileType add-on has no app signature as it is no standalone application
+//resource app_signature "application/x-vnd.Haiku-FileType";
+//resource app_flags B_MULTIPLE_LAUNCH;
 
 resource file_types message {
 	"types" = "application/x-be-resource",