diff --git a/media-gfx/tuxpaint-config/tuxpaint_config-0.0.22~rc1.recipe b/media-gfx/tuxpaint-config/tuxpaint_config-0.0.22~rc1.recipe
index 9675b497f..0f5833f70 100644
--- a/media-gfx/tuxpaint-config/tuxpaint_config-0.0.22~rc1.recipe
+++ b/media-gfx/tuxpaint-config/tuxpaint_config-0.0.22~rc1.recipe
@@ -83,8 +83,5 @@ INSTALL()
 	addResourcesToBinaries tuxpaint_config.rdef $prefix/bin/tuxpaint-config
 
 	# Add a symlink to the Desktop applets directory in Deskbar
-	desktopPrefsDir="$dataDir/deskbar/menu/Preferences"
-	mkdir -p "$desktopPrefsDir"
-	ln -s $prefix/bin/tuxpaint-config "$desktopPrefsDir"
-	mv $desktopPrefsDir/tuxpaint-config $desktopPrefsDir/"Tux Paint Config"
+	addPreferencesDeskbarSymlink $prefix/bin/tuxpaint-config "Tux Paint Config"
 }