diff --git a/gnome/ChangeLog b/gnome/ChangeLog
index 477ac18d8..d250e8c34 100644
--- a/gnome/ChangeLog
+++ b/gnome/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+1999-10-27  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
+
+	* gdesktop-init.c (desktop_init_at): Put an equal sign between the
+	option and the rest.
+
 1999-10-20  Federico Mena Quintero  <federico@redhat.com>
 
 	* gdesktop.c (text_changed): Do not try to rename the file if the
diff --git a/gnome/gdesktop-init.c b/gnome/gdesktop-init.c
index 5e8250971..728b402f5 100644
--- a/gnome/gdesktop-init.c
+++ b/gnome/gdesktop-init.c
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ desktop_init_at (const char *dir)
 			char *command;
 
 			desktop_quoted = name_quote (desktop_directory, 0);
-			command = g_strconcat (fname, " --desktop-dir", desktop_quoted, NULL);
+			command = g_strconcat (fname, " --desktop-dir=", desktop_quoted, NULL);
 			g_free (desktop_quoted);
 
 			my_system (EXECUTE_WAIT | EXECUTE_AS_SHELL, shell, command);