diff --git a/source/ubl-settings-update.c b/source/ubl-settings-update.c
index 4c6230b..ef5ab6b 100644
--- a/source/ubl-settings-update.c
+++ b/source/ubl-settings-update.c
@@ -1497,6 +1497,7 @@ void yon_main_window_complete(main_window *widgets){
 
 int main(int argc, char *argv[]){ 
     setlocale(LC_ALL, "");
+    g_setenv("GDK_BACKEND","x11",1);
     textdomain (LocaleName);
     config_init();