diff --git a/gitk b/gitk
index 30fcd30767..24b3c748de 100755
--- a/gitk
+++ b/gitk
@@ -12393,7 +12393,7 @@ catch {
 }
 # wait for the window to become visible
 tkwait visibility .
-wm title . "$appname: [reponame]"
+wm title . "[reponame] - $appname"
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