diff --git a/xmonad-session.desktop b/xmonad-session.desktop
index 799d921..b949889 100644
--- a/xmonad-session.desktop
+++ b/xmonad-session.desktop
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=xmonad
 Comment=Tiling window manager
 Exec=xmonad-start
-Terminal=False
+Terminal=false
 TryExec=xmonad-start
 
 [Window Manager]
 SessionManaged=true
+
 # vi: encoding=utf-8
diff --git a/xmonad.desktop b/xmonad.desktop
index b874e04..1c62449 100644
--- a/xmonad.desktop
+++ b/xmonad.desktop
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Type=Application
-Encoding=UTF-8
 Name=XMonad
 Exec=xmonad
 NoDisplay=true
diff --git a/xmonad.spec b/xmonad.spec
index 252ee34..3b1fb86 100644
--- a/xmonad.spec
+++ b/xmonad.spec
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ rm %{buildroot}%{_datadir}/%{name}-%{version}/man/xmonad.hs
 * Fri Apr  1 2011 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.9.2-5
 - use desktop-file-install to install xmonad.desktop correctly
 - really disable hscolour not haddock
+- update the desktop files for desktop-file-validate
 
 * Fri Mar 11 2011 Jens Petersen <petersen@redhat.com> - 0.9.2-4
 - disable hscolour for now to build