diff --git a/dist/linux/dbus.service.in b/dist/linux/dbus.service.in
index 2f782a7ed..df31a1abd 100644
--- a/dist/linux/dbus.service.in
+++ b/dist/linux/dbus.service.in
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 [D-BUS Service]
 Name=@APPID@
-SystemdService=@APPID@.service
+SystemdService=app-@APPID@.service
 Exec=@GHOSTTY@ --launched-from=dbus
diff --git a/src/build/GhosttyResources.zig b/src/build/GhosttyResources.zig
index ef04b21fd..02f3230af 100644
--- a/src/build/GhosttyResources.zig
+++ b/src/build/GhosttyResources.zig
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ fn addLinuxAppResources(
         if (!cfg.flatpak) try ts.append(.{
             b.path("dist/linux/systemd.service.in"),
             b.fmt(
-                "{s}/systemd/user/{s}.service",
+                "{s}/systemd/user/app-{s}.service",
                 .{
                     if (b.graph.system_package_mode) "lib" else "share",
                     app_id,