diff --git a/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs b/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs
index 972b4efb..0d35f8b2 100644
--- a/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/SparkleLinController.cs
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                     process.StartInfo.FileName               = "gvfs-set-attribute";
 
                     // Clear the custom (legacy) icon path
-                    process.StartInfo.Arguments = SparklePaths.SparklePath + " metadata::custom-icon ''";                                                          "";
+                    process.StartInfo.Arguments = "-t unset " + SparklePaths.SparklePath + " metadata::custom-icon";                                                          "";
                     process.Start ();
 
                     // Give the SparkleShare folder an icon name, so that it scales