diff --git a/Ryujinx/Program.cs b/Ryujinx/Program.cs
index ee1fecd96..0f7176dfd 100644
--- a/Ryujinx/Program.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx/Program.cs
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx
             if (OperatingSystem.IsLinux())
             {
                 XInitThreads();
-                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("GDK_BACKEND", "x11");
+                setenv(GDK_BACKEND, x11, 1);
             }
 
             if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS())
@@ -337,4 +337,4 @@ namespace Ryujinx
             Logger.Shutdown();
         }
     }
-}
+}
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