diff --git a/scripts/build-user-rootfs-stage-two b/scripts/build-user-rootfs-stage-two
index 9018003..22c8aa4 100755
--- a/scripts/build-user-rootfs-stage-two
+++ b/scripts/build-user-rootfs-stage-two
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export DISPLAY=:0
 export DBUS_SESSION_BUS_ADDRESS=unix:path=/run/user/1000/bus
 export XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=/run/user/1000
 export PULSE_SERVER=unix:/run/user/host/pulse/native
+export GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID=this-is-deprecated
 $@
 EOF
     chmod +x /usr/libexec/launch