diff --git a/Ryujinx/Program.cs b/Ryujinx/Program.cs
index 9034ef1a0..b1d898317 100644
--- a/Ryujinx/Program.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx/Program.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx
             if (OperatingSystem.IsLinux())
             {
                 XInitThreads();
+                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("GDK_BACKEND", "x11");
                 setenv("GDK_BACKEND", "x11", 1);
             }