diff --git a/x.c b/x.c
index caa154f..ba1dd62 100644
--- a/x.c
+++ b/x.c
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ void
 xhints(void)
 {
     XClassHint class = {opt_name ? opt_name : "st",
-                        opt_class ? opt_class : "St-class"};
+                        opt_class ? opt_class : "St"};
     XWMHints wm = {.flags = InputHint, .input = 1};
     XSizeHints *sizeh;
     XClassHint current_class;