diff --git a/src/lib/kaboutdata.cpp b/src/lib/kaboutdata.cpp
--- a/src/lib/kaboutdata.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/kaboutdata.cpp
@@ -462,12 +462,6 @@
     }
 
     d->organizationDomain = hostComponents.join(dotChar);
-
-    // desktop file name is reverse domain name
-    std::reverse(hostComponents.begin(), hostComponents.end());
-    hostComponents.append(_componentName);
-
-    d->desktopFileName = hostComponents.join(dotChar);
 }
 
 KAboutData::KAboutData(const QString &_componentName,
@@ -492,7 +486,6 @@
     d->_licenseList.append(KAboutLicense(KAboutLicense::Unknown, this));
     d->_bugAddress = "submit@bugs.kde.org";
     d->organizationDomain = QStringLiteral("kde.org");
-    d->desktopFileName = QStringLiteral("org.kde.%1").arg(d->_componentName);
 }
 
 KAboutData::~KAboutData()
@@ -911,7 +904,19 @@
 
 QString KAboutData::desktopFileName() const
 {
-    return d->desktopFileName;
+    if (!d->desktopFileName.isEmpty()) {
+        return d->desktopFileName;
+    }
+
+    // create desktop file name based on org domain on the fly and return;
+    const QChar dotChar(QLatin1Char('.'));
+    QStringList hostComponents = d->organizationDomain.split(dotChar);
+
+    // desktop file name is reverse domain name
+    std::reverse(hostComponents.begin(), hostComponents.end());
+    hostComponents.append(componentName());
+
+    return hostComponents.join(dotChar);
 }
 
 class KAboutDataRegistry