diff --git a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
index 98cb4cb33..13fb83e7a 100644
--- a/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
+++ b/src/citra_qt/main.cpp
@@ -1846,7 +1846,7 @@ bool GMainWindow::MakeShortcutIcoPath(const u64 program_id, const std::string_vi
     out_icon_path = FileUtil::GetUserPath(FileUtil::UserPath::IconsDir);
     ico_extension = "ico";
 #elif defined(__linux__) || defined(__FreeBSD__)
-    out_icon_path = FileUtil::GetUserDirectory("XDG_DATA_HOME") + "icons/hicolor/256x256";
+    out_icon_path = FileUtil::GetUserDirectory("XDG_DATA_HOME") + "/icons/hicolor/256x256";
 #endif
     // Create icons directory if it doesn't exist
     if (!FileUtil::CreateDir(out_icon_path.string())) {