diff --git a/chromium-browser.desktop b/chromium-browser.desktop
index fda8567c..962decbd 100644
--- a/chromium-browser.desktop
+++ b/chromium-browser.desktop
@@ -136,7 +136,6 @@ Icon=chromium-browser
 Categories=Network;WebBrowser;
 MimeType=text/html;text/xml;application/xhtml+xml;x-scheme-handler/http;x-scheme-handler/https;x-scheme-handler/ftp;
 StartupWMClass=Chromium-browser
-StartupNotify=true
 Keywords=web;browser;internet;
 Actions=new-window;new-private-window;
 
diff --git a/chromium.spec b/chromium.spec
index 307e0d46..4f5e0769 100644
--- a/chromium.spec
+++ b/chromium.spec
@@ -1569,6 +1569,10 @@ getent group chrome-remote-desktop >/dev/null || groupadd -r chrome-remote-deskt
 
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Mar 16 2018 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> 65.0.3325.162-2
+- disable StartupNotify in chromium-browser.desktop (not in google-chrome desktop file)
+  (bz1545241)
+
 * Wed Mar 14 2018 Tom Callaway <spot@fedoraproject.org> 65.0.3325.162-1
 - update to 65.0.3325.162