diff --git a/.changes/fix-deep-link-linux-exec-quoting.md b/.changes/fix-deep-link-linux-exec-quoting.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b90e458571
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/fix-deep-link-linux-exec-quoting.md
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+---
+"deep-link": patch
+"deep-link-js": patch
+---
+
+Remove literal quotes around `Exec` path in generated `.desktop` file on Linux, fixing deep link registration via `xdg-open`.
diff --git a/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs b/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs
index 55476bd781..00757bf2af 100644
--- a/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs
+++ b/plugins/deep-link/src/lib.rs
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ mod imp {
                     .unwrap_or_else(|| bin.into_os_string())
                     .to_string_lossy()
                     .to_string();
-                let qualified_exec = format!("\"{}\" %u", exec);
+                let qualified_exec = format!("{} %u", exec);
 
                 let target = self.app.path().data_dir()?.join("applications");