diff --git a/scilab/desktop/scilab.desktop b/scilab/desktop/scilab.desktop
index decc965..598f473 100644
--- a/scilab/desktop/scilab.desktop
+++ b/scilab/desktop/scilab.desktop
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Comment=Scientific software package for numerical computations
 Comment[fr]=Logiciel scientifique de calcul numérique
 Comment[de]=eine Wissenschaftssoftware für numerische Berechnungen
 Comment[ru]=Пакет для численных и инженерных расчётов
-Exec=scilab -f
+Exec=python -c "import sys; import pty; pty.spawn(['scilab', '-f']+sys.argv[1:])"
 GenericName=Scientific Software Package
 GenericName[fr]=Logiciel de calcul numérique
 GenericName[de]=Wissenschaftssoftware
diff --git a/scilab/desktop/scinotes.desktop b/scilab/desktop/scinotes.desktop
index df55835..b18a33a 100644
--- a/scilab/desktop/scinotes.desktop
+++ b/scilab/desktop/scinotes.desktop
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 Comment=Scilab text editor
 Comment[fr]=Editeur de texte Scilab
 Comment[ru]=Редактор программ Scilab
-Exec=scinotes
+Exec=python -c "import sys; import pty; pty.spawn(['scinotes']+sys.argv[1:])"
 GenericName=Scientific Software Package
 GenericName[fr]=Logiciel de calcul numérique
 GenericName[de]=Wissenschaftssoftware
diff --git a/scilab/desktop/xcos.desktop b/scilab/desktop/xcos.desktop
index 6e64d28..0503da0 100644
--- a/scilab/desktop/xcos.desktop
+++ b/scilab/desktop/xcos.desktop
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 [Desktop Entry]
 Comment=Hybrid simulator
 Comment[ru]=Редактор моделей и симулятор
-Exec=xcos
+Exec=python -c "import sys; import pty; pty.spawn(['xcos']+sys.argv[1:])"
 GenericName=Scientific Software Package
 GenericName[fr]=Logiciel de calcul numérique
 GenericName[de]=Wissenschaftssoftware