diff --git a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp
index 48600cc1a2..bf0806c88e 100644
--- a/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp
+++ b/Source/Core/DolphinQt/GameList/GameList.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ bool GameList::AddShortcutToDesktop()
   if (FAILED(SHGetKnownFolderPath(FOLDERID_Desktop, KF_FLAG_NO_ALIAS, nullptr, &desktop)))
     return false;
 
-  std::string game_name = game->GetLongName();
+  std::string game_name = game->GetName(Core::TitleDatabase());
   // Sanitize the string by removing all characters that cannot be used in NTFS file names
   game_name.erase(std::remove_if(game_name.begin(), game_name.end(),
                                  [](char ch) {