diff --git a/src/applets/desktop.c b/src/applets/desktop.c
index dd31673..f2ffeeb 100644
--- a/src/applets/desktop.c
+++ b/src/applets/desktop.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ PanelApplet applet =
 	_desktop_init,
 	NULL,
 	NULL,
-	PANEL_APPLET_POSITION_FIRST,
+	PANEL_APPLET_POSITION_START,
 	FALSE,
 	TRUE,
 	NULL