diff --git a/globalaccel.cpp b/globalaccel.cpp
--- a/globalaccel.cpp
+++ b/globalaccel.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
     if (!KGlobalAccel::isComponentActive(desktopFile)) {
         const QString destination = QStandardPaths::writableLocation(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation)
             + QStringLiteral("/kglobalaccel/") + desktopFile;
-        QFile::copy(service->entryPath(), destination);
+        QFile::link(service->entryPath(), destination);
     }
     QAction action(i18n("Launch %1", service->name()));
     action.setProperty("componentName", desktopFile);