diff --git a/app-editors/atom/atom-1.55.0.ebuild b/app-editors/atom/atom-1.55.0.ebuild
index fb785369a1..4bbaeb60f4 100644
--- a/app-editors/atom/atom-1.55.0.ebuild
+++ b/app-editors/atom/atom-1.55.0.ebuild
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ LICENSE="MIT"
 SLOT="0"
 KEYWORDS="~amd64"
 
-inherit desktop
+inherit desktop xdg
 
 S="${WORKDIR}/${P}-amd64"