diff --git a/packaging/macosx/Info.plist.in b/packaging/macosx/Info.plist.in
index b8a269dc65..1f911a4367 100644
--- a/packaging/macosx/Info.plist.in
+++ b/packaging/macosx/Info.plist.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
         <string>Wiresharkdoc.icns</string>
         <key>CFBundleTypeMIMETypes</key>
         <array>
-          <string>vnd.tcpdump.pcap</string>
+          <string>application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap</string>
         </array>
         <key>CFBundleTypeName</key>
         <string>Libpcap Network Capture</string>
diff --git a/wireshark.desktop b/wireshark.desktop
index 94b325d371..6deeeb91a6 100644
--- a/wireshark.desktop
+++ b/wireshark.desktop
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Icon=wireshark.png
 TryExec=wireshark
 Exec=wireshark
 Terminal=false
-MimeType=vnd.tcpdump.pcap;
+MimeType=application/vnd.tcpdump.pcap;
 # Categorie entry according to version 1.0 of
 # http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/menu-spec
 Categories=System;Monitor;GTK;