diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp
index c9ca60b9e..34bbf300e 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/configfile.cpp
@@ -676,7 +676,7 @@ bool CConfigFile::shouldCreateDesktopShortcut() const
 
 	QString shortcut = profile.getClientDesktopShortcutFullPath();
 
-	return !shortcut.isEmpty() && !NLMISC::CFile::isExists(qToUtf8(shortcut));
+	return !shortcut.isEmpty() && !NLMISC::CFile::isExists(qToUtf8(appendLinkExtension(shortcut)));
 }
 
 bool CConfigFile::shouldCreateMenuShortcut() const
@@ -687,7 +687,7 @@ bool CConfigFile::shouldCreateMenuShortcut() const
 
 	QString shortcut = profile.getClientMenuShortcutFullPath();
 
-	return !shortcut.isEmpty() && !NLMISC::CFile::isExists(qToUtf8(shortcut));
+	return !shortcut.isEmpty() && !NLMISC::CFile::isExists(qToUtf8(appendLinkExtension(shortcut)));
 }
 
 bool CConfigFile::shouldCopyInstaller() const
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
index a06ca053b..c4c9e3a02 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.cpp
@@ -282,6 +282,24 @@ bool resolveLink(const QWidget &window, const QString &pathLink, QString &pathOb
 
 #endif
 
+QString appendLinkExtension(const QString &link)
+{
+	QString extension;
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN32
+	extension = ".lnk";
+#elif Q_OS_MAC
+	// TODO
+#else
+	extension = ".desktop";
+#endif
+
+	// already the good extension
+	if (link.indexOf(extension) > -1) return link;
+
+	return link + extension;
+}
+
 QString getVersionFromExecutable(const QString &path)
 {
 	// launch executable with --version argument
diff --git a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h
index 1ad94b24b..e5df1812d 100644
--- a/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h
+++ b/code/ryzom/tools/client/ryzom_installer/src/utils.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ wchar_t* qToWide(const QString &str);
 
 bool createLink(const QString &link, const QString &name, const QString &executable, const QString &arguments, const QString &icon, const QString &workingDir);
 bool resolveLink(const QWidget &window, const QString &pathLink, QString &pathObj);
+QString appendLinkExtension(const QString &link);
 
 QString getVersionFromExecutable(const QString &path);