diff --git a/scripts/geeqie-download-appimage.sh b/scripts/geeqie-download-appimage.sh
index 9ac91dba..a719b826 100755
--- a/scripts/geeqie-download-appimage.sh
+++ b/scripts/geeqie-download-appimage.sh
@@ -330,4 +330,13 @@ then
 	else
 		ln --symbolic --force "Geeqie$minimal-latest-$architecture.AppImage" geeqie
 	fi
+
+	# Fix problems in linuxdeploy
+	# https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/issues/303
+	# https://github.com/linuxdeploy/linuxdeploy/issues/304
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+	sed -i '/^this_dir/ c\this_dir=$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$BASH_SOURCE")")' "./Geeqie$minimal-latest-$architecture-AppImage/squashfs-root/AppRun"
+
+	# shellcheck disable=SC2016
+	sed -i '/^exec/ c\exec $(readlink -f $this_dir/AppRun.wrapped) "$@"' "./Geeqie$minimal-latest-$architecture-AppImage/squashfs-root/AppRun"
 fi