diff --git a/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleController.cs b/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleController.cs
index d8c5fa44..460e9420 100755
--- a/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleController.cs
+++ b/SparkleShare/Linux/SparkleController.cs
@@ -137,9 +137,6 @@ namespace SparkleShare {
                 Process process = new Process ();
                 process.StartInfo.FileName = "gvfs-set-attribute";
 
-                process.Start ();
-                process.WaitForExit ();
-
                 // Give the SparkleShare folder an icon name, so that it scales
                 process.StartInfo.Arguments = SparkleConfig.DefaultConfig.FoldersPath +
                     " metadata::custom-icon-name 'sparkleshare'";