diff --git a/sway.desktop b/sway.desktop
index 420db5aa1..f8e02e7d0 100644
--- a/sway.desktop
+++ b/sway.desktop
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Name=Sway
 Comment=An i3-compatible Wayland compositor
-Exec=sway
+Exec=env _JAVA_AWT_WM_NONREPARENTING=1 sway
 Type=Application