diff --git a/etc/xdg/autostart/kde-xdg-user-dirs.desktop b/etc/xdg/autostart/kde-xdg-user-dirs.desktop
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a7b38bf7
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+++ b/etc/xdg/autostart/kde-xdg-user-dirs.desktop
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+# https://bugs.kde.org/show_bug.cgi?id=433538
+# https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xdg/xdg-user-dirs/-/commit/2a63d3f0ffb76135790bb1168a3270a599904380
+
+[Desktop Entry]
+Type=Application
+Name=User folders update
+TryExec=xdg-user-dirs-update
+Exec=xdg-user-dirs-update
+StartupNotify=false
+NoDisplay=true
+
+X-KDE-autostart-phase=1