diff --git a/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c b/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
index 3a28724ec..ebd27749b 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_desktop_editor.c
@@ -1046,6 +1046,8 @@ _e_desktop_edit_cb_exec_select_ok(void *data, E_Dialog *dia)
 
    E_FREE(cfdata->exec);
    cfdata->exec = eina_str_escape(file);
+   E_FREE(cfdata->try_exec);
+   IFDUP(cfdata->try_exec, cfdata->exec);
 
    _e_desktop_edit_cb_exec_select_cancel(data, dia);
 }