diff --git a/auth/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml b/auth/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml
index abb3d4407..7574777fc 100644
--- a/auth/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml
+++ b/auth/windows/packaging/exe/make_config.yaml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ app_id: 9E5F0C93-96A3-4DA9-AE52-1AA6339851FC
 publisher: ente.io
 publisher_url: https://github.com/ente-io/ente
 display_name: ente Auth
-create_desktop_icon: true
+create_desktop_icon: false
 install_dir_name: "{pf}\\Ente Auth"
 script_template: inno_setup.iss
 locales: