diff --git a/tools/linux_packaging/build b/tools/linux_packaging/build
index 15ed61811d..cc55023533 100755
--- a/tools/linux_packaging/build
+++ b/tools/linux_packaging/build
@@ -185,7 +185,8 @@ echo export 'PATH=/usr/local/bin:/opt/bin:$PATH' >> $ENVIRONMENT
 
 sed -e "/^%ENV%/r $ENVIRONMENT" -e '/^%ENV%/d' -e 's/%VER%/'"${release_version}"'/' < ardour.sh.in > $APPBIN/ardour3
 rm $ENVIRONMENT && chmod 775 $APPBIN/ardour3
-MAIN_EXECUTABLE=ardour-$release_version
+#MAIN_EXECUTABLE=ardour-$release_version
+MAIN_EXECUTABLE=ardour-3.0
 
 echo "Copying ardour executable ...."
 cp $BUILD_ROOT/gtk2_ardour/$MAIN_EXECUTABLE $APPBIN