diff --git a/src/browser/main.cpp b/src/browser/main.cpp
index 1d33a0a0722..3da59ddfcb3 100644
--- a/src/browser/main.cpp
+++ b/src/browser/main.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
   // Set up the QSettings environment must be done after qapp is created
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName( "QuantumGIS" );
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain( "qgis.org" );
-  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName( "QGIS" );
+  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName( "QGIS2" );
 
   QgsBrowser w;
 
diff --git a/src/helpviewer/main.cpp b/src/helpviewer/main.cpp
index a24ad4292a8..bb88374621b 100644
--- a/src/helpviewer/main.cpp
+++ b/src/helpviewer/main.cpp
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
   // Set up the QSettings environment must be done after qapp is created
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName( "QuantumGIS" );
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain( "qgis.org" );
-  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName( "QGIS" );
+  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName( "QGIS2" );
 
   QString context = QString::null;
   QString myTranslationCode = "";
diff --git a/src/plugins/spit/main.cpp b/src/plugins/spit/main.cpp
index 8da83adef43..fcf14c17921 100644
--- a/src/plugins/spit/main.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/spit/main.cpp
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int main( int argc, char ** argv )
   // Set up the QSettings environment must be done after qapp is created
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationName( "QuantumGIS" );
   QCoreApplication::setOrganizationDomain( "qgis.org" );
-  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName( "QGIS" );
+  QCoreApplication::setApplicationName( "QGIS2" );
 
   QgsSpit w( 0, Qt::Window );
   w.show();