diff --git a/desktop/xfce/base/xfdesktop/files/disable_removable_media_icons.patch b/desktop/xfce/base/xfdesktop/files/disable_removable_media_icons.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7b5fc73b5b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/desktop/xfce/base/xfdesktop/files/disable_removable_media_icons.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+diff -Nuar a/settings/main.c b/settings/main.c
+--- a/settings/main.c	2021-05-04 13:41:17.203543534 +0300
++++ b/settings/main.c	2021-05-04 13:53:22.336596835 +0300
+@@ -419,11 +419,11 @@
+         { N_("Home"), "user-home", "gnome-fs-desktop",
+           DESKTOP_ICONS_SHOW_HOME, TRUE },
+         { N_("File System"), "drive-harddisk", "gnome-dev-harddisk",
+-          DESKTOP_ICONS_SHOW_FILESYSTEM, TRUE },
++          DESKTOP_ICONS_SHOW_FILESYSTEM, FALSE },
+         { N_("Trash"), "user-trash", "gnome-fs-trash-empty",
+           DESKTOP_ICONS_SHOW_TRASH, TRUE },
+         { N_("Removable Devices"), "drive-removable-media", "gnome-dev-removable",
+-          DESKTOP_ICONS_SHOW_REMOVABLE, TRUE },
++          DESKTOP_ICONS_SHOW_REMOVABLE, FALSE },
+         { N_("Network Shares"), "gtk-network", "gnome-dev-network",
+           DESKTOP_ICONS_SHOW_NETWORK_REMOVABLE, TRUE },
+         { N_("Disks and Drives"), "drive-harddisk-usb", "gnome-dev-removable-usb",
diff --git a/desktop/xfce/base/xfdesktop/pspec.xml b/desktop/xfce/base/xfdesktop/pspec.xml
index 38cd1bbd44..1be20e93f1 100644
--- a/desktop/xfce/base/xfdesktop/pspec.xml
+++ b/desktop/xfce/base/xfdesktop/pspec.xml
@@ -39,6 +39,9 @@
             <Dependency versionFrom="4.16.0">xfce4-panel-devel</Dependency>
             <Dependency versionFrom="4.16.0">libxfce4util-devel</Dependency>
         </BuildDependencies>
+        <Patches>
+            <Patch>disable_removable_media_icons.patch</Patch>
+        </Patches>
     </Source>
 
     <Package>
@@ -76,7 +79,7 @@
 
     <History>
         <Update release="3">
-            <Date>2021-04-19</Date>
+            <Date>2021-05-04</Date>
             <Version>4.16.0</Version>
             <Comment>Added crocus-ancyrensis photos</Comment>
             <Name>Ayhan Yalçınsoy</Name>