diff --git a/winehelper b/winehelper
index 8502c57..3582e96 100755
--- a/winehelper
+++ b/winehelper
@@ -405,7 +405,8 @@ create_desktop () {
 
 
     # добавляем информацию о приложении в "$WINEPREFIX/desktop.list"
-    if grep -qe "^${name_desktop}=" "$WINEPREFIX/desktop.list"
+    if [[ -f "$WINEPREFIX/desktop.list" ]] \
+    && grep -qe "^${name_desktop}=" "$WINEPREFIX/desktop.list"
     then sed -i "/^$name_desktop=/d" "$WINEPREFIX/desktop.list"
     fi
     echo "$name_desktop=${exe_file//$WINEPREFIX/}" >> "$WINEPREFIX/desktop.list"