diff --git a/crates/zed/resources/flatpak/manifest-template.json b/crates/zed/resources/flatpak/manifest-template.json
index 7550735dfc638..7905058f44459 100644
--- a/crates/zed/resources/flatpak/manifest-template.json
+++ b/crates/zed/resources/flatpak/manifest-template.json
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
           "APP_NAME": "$APP_NAME",
           "BRANDING_LIGHT": "$BRANDING_LIGHT",
           "BRANDING_DARK": "$BRANDING_DARK",
+          "APP_CLI": "zed",
           "APP_ARGS": "--foreground",
           "DO_STARTUP_NOTIFY": "false"
         }
diff --git a/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak b/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak
index fdfd33c968d2f..effaa7bdfa808 100755
--- a/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak
+++ b/script/flatpak/bundle-flatpak
@@ -11,7 +11,6 @@ channel=$(<crates/zed/RELEASE_CHANNEL)
 
 export CHANNEL="$channel"
 export ARCHIVE="$archive"
-export APP_CLI="zed"
 if [[ "$channel" == "dev" ]]; then
     export APP_ID="dev.zed.Zed-Dev"
     export APP_NAME="Zed Devel"