diff --git a/debian/rules b/debian/rules
index 4ec4ca9a..8470f4ac 100755
--- a/debian/rules
+++ b/debian/rules
@@ -11,3 +11,7 @@ override_dh_install:
 	    mkdir -p debian/kali-themes/usr/share/kali-themes$$(dirname $$file); \
 	    mv debian/kali-themes$$file debian/kali-themes/usr/share/kali-themes$$file; \
 	done
+
+override_dh_installgsettings:
+	# With priority 21 settings overrides kali-defaults (20) and desktop-base (10)
+	dh_installgsettings --priority 21