diff --git a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
index 34bd5b3e0..139e3bf24 100644
--- a/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/guis/GuiMenu.cpp
@@ -2355,10 +2355,15 @@ void GuiMenu::addVersionInfo()
     mVersion.setAutoCalcExtent(glm::ivec2 {0, 0});
     mVersion.setColor(mMenuColorTertiary);
 
-    const std::string applicationName {"ES-DE"};
+    const std::string applicationName =
+    #if defined(__RETRODECK__)
+        "RetroDECK";
+    #else
+        "ES-DE";
+    #endif
+
 
 #if defined(__RETRODECK__)
-    applicationName = "RetroDECK";
     std::ifstream file("/app/retrodeck/version");
     std::string version;
     if (file.is_open() && std::getline(file, version) && !version.empty()) {
diff --git a/es-app/src/main.cpp b/es-app/src/main.cpp
index 0ff6485f3..2a137dc9d 100644
--- a/es-app/src/main.cpp
+++ b/es-app/src/main.cpp
@@ -695,10 +695,11 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[])
     Log::open();
     {
 
-    const std::string applicationName {"ES-DE"};
-
+const std::string applicationName =
 #if defined(__RETRODECK__)
-    applicationName = "RetroDECK";
+    "RetroDECK";
+#else
+    "ES-DE";
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__ANDROID__)