diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.cpp
index a2cfdf3cb1ac9d238f225aca8e1fef0b27735b59..b993f3f3ae8157cad9b1fe7bf273cc9394580ecb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.cpp
@@ -209,15 +209,15 @@ bool MaemoDeployableListModel::isEditable(const QModelIndex &index) const
         && m_deployables.first().remoteDir.isEmpty();
 }
 
-bool MaemoDeployableListModel::hasDesktopFile() const
+QString MaemoDeployableListModel::localDesktopFilePath() const
 {
     if (m_projectType == LibraryTemplate)
-        return false;
+        return QString();
     foreach (const MaemoDeployable &d, m_deployables) {
         if (QFileInfo(d.localFilePath).fileName() == m_projectName + QLatin1String(".desktop"))
-            return true;
+            return d.localFilePath;
     }
-    return false;
+    return QString();
 }
 
 bool MaemoDeployableListModel::addDesktopFile(QString &error)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.h
index 30466cb9cae8380108ef7b16b67edd90adb45c5f..e6f61210fe24fd367e76aecf4f845cececd51306 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemodeployablelistmodel.h
@@ -70,7 +70,8 @@ public:
     QString applicationName() const { return m_targetInfo.target; }
     bool hasTargetPath() const { return m_hasTargetPath; }
     bool canAddDesktopFile() const { return isApplicationProject() && !hasDesktopFile(); }
-    bool hasDesktopFile() const;
+    QString localDesktopFilePath() const;
+    bool hasDesktopFile() const { return !localDesktopFilePath().isEmpty(); }
     bool addDesktopFile(QString &error);
     bool canAddIcon() const { return isApplicationProject() && remoteIconFilePath().isEmpty(); }
     bool addIcon(const QString &fileName, QString &error);
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
index 1e1e534317e4b31a3872f3032266235b2171c13e..1b220619e05cd76173d60c76fec7e766f6a156c2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 **************************************************************************/
 #include "maemopublisherfremantlefree.h"
 
+#include "maemodeployablelistmodel.h"
+#include "maemodeploystep.h"
 #include "maemoglobal.h"
 #include "maemopackagecreationstep.h"
 #include "maemopublishingfileselectiondialog.h"
@@ -35,6 +37,7 @@
 
 #include <coreplugin/ifile.h>
 #include <projectexplorer/project.h>
+#include <projectexplorer/target.h>
 #include <qt4projectmanager/qmakestep.h>
 #include <qt4projectmanager/qt4buildconfiguration.h>
 
@@ -125,8 +128,14 @@ void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::createPackage()
         return;
     }
 
-    emit progressReport(tr("Cleaning up temporary directory ..."));
     QString error;
+    if (!updateDesktopFiles(&error)) {
+        finishWithFailure(error,
+            tr("Publishing failed: Could not create package."));
+        return;
+    }
+
+    emit progressReport(tr("Cleaning up temporary directory ..."));
     if (!MaemoPackageCreationStep::preparePackagingProcess(m_process,
             m_buildConfig, m_tmpProjectDir, &error)) {
         finishWithFailure(tr("Error preparing packaging process: %1").arg(error),
@@ -474,6 +483,67 @@ void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::finishWithFailure(const QString &progressMsg,
     setState(Inactive);
 }
 
+bool MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::updateDesktopFiles(QString *error) const
+{
+    bool success = true;
+    MaemoDeployStep * const deployStep
+        = MaemoGlobal::buildStep<MaemoDeployStep>(m_buildConfig->target()
+              ->activeDeployConfiguration());
+    for (int i = 0; i < deployStep->deployables()->modelCount(); ++i) {
+        const MaemoDeployableListModel * const model
+            = deployStep->deployables()->modelAt(i);
+        QString desktopFilePath = model->localDesktopFilePath();
+        if (desktopFilePath.isEmpty())
+            continue;
+        desktopFilePath.replace(model->projectDir(), m_tmpProjectDir);
+        QFile desktopFile(desktopFilePath);
+        const QString executableFilePath = model->remoteExecutableFilePath();
+        if (executableFilePath.isEmpty()) {
+            qDebug("%s: Skipping subproject %s with missing deployment information.",
+                Q_FUNC_INFO, qPrintable(model->proFilePath()));
+            continue;
+        }
+        if (!desktopFile.exists() || !desktopFile.open(QIODevice::ReadWrite)) {
+            success = false;
+            if (error) {
+                *error = tr("Failed to adapt desktop file '%1'.")
+                    .arg(desktopFilePath);
+            }
+            continue;
+        }
+        QByteArray desktopFileContents = desktopFile.readAll();
+        bool fileNeedsUpdate = addOrReplaceDesktopFileValue(desktopFileContents,
+            "Exec", executableFilePath.toUtf8());
+        if (fileNeedsUpdate) {
+            desktopFile.resize(0);
+            desktopFile.write(desktopFileContents);
+        }
+    }
+    return success;
+}
+
+bool MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::addOrReplaceDesktopFileValue(QByteArray &fileContent,
+    const QByteArray &key, const QByteArray &newValue) const
+{
+    const int keyPos = fileContent.indexOf(key + '=');
+    if (keyPos == -1) {
+        if (!fileContent.endsWith('\n'))
+            fileContent += '\n';
+        fileContent += key + '=' + newValue + '\n';
+        return true;
+    }
+    int nextNewlinePos = fileContent.indexOf('\n', keyPos);
+    if (nextNewlinePos == -1)
+        nextNewlinePos = fileContent.count();
+    const int replacePos = keyPos + key.count() + 1;
+    const int replaceCount = nextNewlinePos - replacePos;
+    const QByteArray &oldValue = fileContent.mid(replacePos, replaceCount);
+    if (oldValue == newValue)
+        return false;
+    fileContent.replace(replacePos, replaceCount, newValue);
+    return true;
+}
+
 void MaemoPublisherFremantleFree::setState(State newState)
 {
     if (m_state == newState)
diff --git a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
index d911a241a9ee277bef7f362096b8460b15aaad71..fe043c07c1e330272333d0a6670b188b6cfd0ba4 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
+++ b/src/plugins/qt4projectmanager/qt-maemo/maemopublisherfremantlefree.h
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ private:
     void prepareToSendFile();
     void sendFile();
     void finishWithFailure(const QString &progressMsg, const QString &resultMsg);
+    bool updateDesktopFiles(QString *error = 0) const;
+    bool addOrReplaceDesktopFileValue(QByteArray &fileContent,
+        const QByteArray &key, const QByteArray &newValue) const;
 
     const ProjectExplorer::Project * const m_project;
     bool m_doUpload;