1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/windows/removefile.pm b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/windows/removefile.pm
index 7b302ac1e0e9..2fed5296888f 100644
--- a/solenv/bin/modules/installer/windows/removefile.pm
+++ b/solenv/bin/modules/installer/windows/removefile.pm
@@ -128,6 +128,8 @@ sub create_removefile_table
         $removefile{'Component_'} = get_removefile_component($onelink);
         $removefile{'FileName'} = get_removefile_filename($onelink);
         $removefile{'DirProperty'} = get_removefile_dirproperty($onelink);
+        # fdo#44565 do not remove empty Desktop folder
+        if ( $removefile{'DirProperty'} eq $installer::globals::desktopfolder ) { next; }
         $removefile{'InstallMode'} = get_removefile_installmode($onelink);
 
         my $oneline = $removefile{'FileKey'} . "\t" . $removefile{'Component_'} . "\t" . $removefile{'FileName'} . "\t"
@@ -145,4 +147,4 @@ sub create_removefile_table
 
 }
 
-1;
-\ No newline at end of file
+1;