diff --git a/data/supertuxkart.appdata b/data/supertuxkart.appdata.xml
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rename from data/supertuxkart.appdata
rename to data/supertuxkart.appdata.xml
index 5e1fabfb4..c4ab14416 100644
--- a/data/supertuxkart.appdata
+++ b/data/supertuxkart.appdata.xml
@@ -32,5 +32,4 @@
http://supertuxkart.sourceforge.net/persistent/images/1/1f/SuperTuxKart_0.8_screenshot4.jpg
supertuxkart-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
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