diff --git a/docs/release-notes.md b/docs/release-notes.md
index c4607ef0..bab7409b 100644
--- a/docs/release-notes.md
+++ b/docs/release-notes.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 * For players:
   * Updated for the 'Force Off' gamepad mode added in Stardew Valley 1.4.0.1.
+  * Fixed compatibility issue with Arch Linux.
 
 * For the web UI:
   * If a JSON validator upload can't be saved to Pastebin (e.g. due to rate limits), it's now uploaded to Amazon S3 instead. Files uploaded to S3 expire after one month.
diff --git a/src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-launcher.sh b/src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-launcher.sh
index bebba9fe..1422d888 100644
--- a/src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-launcher.sh
+++ b/src/SMAPI.Installer/unix-launcher.sh
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ else
         COMMAND="type"
     fi
 
-    # select terminal (prefer $TERMINAL for overrides and testing, then xterm for best compatibility, then known supported terminals)
-    for terminal in "$TERMINAL" xterm gnome-terminal kitty terminator xfce4-terminal konsole terminal termite alacritty x-terminal-emulator; do
+    # select terminal (prefer xterm for best compatibility, then known supported terminals)
+    for terminal in xterm gnome-terminal kitty terminator xfce4-terminal konsole terminal termite alacritty x-terminal-emulator; do
         if $COMMAND "$terminal" 2>/dev/null; then
             # Find the true shell behind x-terminal-emulator
             if [ "$(basename "$(readlink -f $(which "$terminal"))")" != "x-terminal-emulator" ]; then