diff --git a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
index 9072247102..b684489bd3 100644
--- a/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
+++ b/src/video/wayland/SDL_waylandwindow.c
@@ -1270,11 +1270,7 @@ void Wayland_ShowWindow(_THIS, SDL_Window *window)
             }
         } else {
             data->shell_surface.xdg.roleobj.toplevel = xdg_surface_get_toplevel(data->shell_surface.xdg.surface);
-            if (c->classname != NULL) {
-                xdg_toplevel_set_app_id(data->shell_surface.xdg.roleobj.toplevel, c->classname);
-            } else {
-                xdg_toplevel_set_app_id(data->shell_surface.xdg.roleobj.toplevel, window->title);
-            }
+            xdg_toplevel_set_app_id(data->shell_surface.xdg.roleobj.toplevel, c->classname);
             xdg_toplevel_add_listener(data->shell_surface.xdg.roleobj.toplevel, &toplevel_listener_xdg, data);
         }
     }