These __PLACEHOLDER__ are replaced by nvidia-installer which we don't use.
--- a/nvidia-settings/doc/nvidia-settings.desktop
+++ b/nvidia-settings/doc/nvidia-settings.desktop
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@
 Comment=Configure NVIDIA X Server Settings
-Exec=__UTILS_PATH__/nvidia-settings
+Exec=nvidia-settings
 Icon=nvidia-settings
-Categories=__NVIDIA_SETTINGS_DESKTOP_CATEGORIES__
+Categories=System;HardwareSettings;