--- old/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/java_props_md.c	2020-12-10 10:21:23.725554375 +0530
+++ new/src/java.base/unix/native/libjava/java_props_md.c	2020-12-10 10:21:23.409396379 +0530
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 1998, 2018, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 1998, 2020, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -458,7 +458,8 @@
 
         sprops.os_arch = ARCHPROPNAME;
 
-        if (getenv("GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID") != NULL) {
+        if (getenv("GNOME_DESKTOP_SESSION_ID") != NULL
+            || getenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP") != NULL) {
             sprops.desktop = "gnome";
         }
         else {