diff --git a/editors/thoteditor/files/thoteditor b/editors/thoteditor/files/thoteditor
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4b5268f64bb7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editors/thoteditor/files/thoteditor
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+THOTDIR=%%PREFIX%%/share/thot
+export THOTDIR
+exec %%PREFIX%%/bin/thot