diff --git a/src/common/utility_unix.cpp b/src/common/utility_unix.cpp
index fa11aa67fc7..0dc74bed86e 100644
--- a/src/common/utility_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utility_unix.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,8 @@ void setLaunchOnStartup_private(const QString &appName, const QString &guiName,
            << QLatin1String("Categories=") << QLatin1String("Network") << endl
            << QLatin1String("Type=") << QLatin1String("Application") << endl
            << QLatin1String("StartupNotify=") << "false" << endl
-           << QLatin1String("X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=") << "true" << endl;
+           << QLatin1String("X-GNOME-Autostart-enabled=") << "true" << endl
+           << QLatin1String("X-GNOME-Autostart-Delay=10") << endl;
     } else {
         if (!QFile::remove(desktopFileLocation)) {
             qCWarning(lcUtility) << "Could not remove autostart desktop file";