diff --git a/overlay/etc/home_directory_template/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml b/overlay/etc/home_directory_template/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
index 622903e..1b326c0 100644
--- a/overlay/etc/home_directory_template/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
+++ b/overlay/etc/home_directory_template/.config/xfce4/xfconf/xfce-perchannel-xml/xfce4-desktop.xml
@@ -47,4 +47,7 @@
       </property>
     </property>
   </property>
+  <property name="desktop-icons" type="empty">
+    <property name="style" type="int" value="0"/>
+  </property>
 </channel>