diff --git a/Ryujinx/Program.cs b/Ryujinx/Program.cs
index e27c4ae94..ee1fecd96 100644
--- a/Ryujinx/Program.cs
+++ b/Ryujinx/Program.cs
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ namespace Ryujinx
             if (OperatingSystem.IsLinux())
             {
                 XInitThreads();
+                Environment.SetEnvironmentVariable("GDK_BACKEND", "x11");
             }
 
             if (OperatingSystem.IsMacOS())
@@ -336,4 +337,4 @@ namespace Ryujinx
             Logger.Shutdown();
         }
     }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}