diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
index 4676b099358..52e345ceb61 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/window.c
@@ -822,10 +822,8 @@ static void set_initial_wm_hints( Display *display, Window window )
     /* class hints */
     if ((class_hints = XAllocClassHint()))
     {
-        static char wine[] = "Wine";
-
         class_hints->res_name = process_name;
-        class_hints->res_class = wine;
+        class_hints->res_class = process_name;
         XSetClassHint( display, window, class_hints );
         XFree( class_hints );
     }