diff --git a/src/main.cpp b/src/main.cpp
index a202d2793..3b1ea22d2 100644
--- a/src/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,14 @@ QString hdpiConfig() {
 
 int main( int argc, char ** argv )
 {
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+	#if QT_VERSION >= 0x050600
+	if (qgetenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM").isEmpty()) {
+		qputenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", QByteArray("xcb"));
+	}
+	#endif
+#endif
+
 #ifdef HDPI_SUPPORT
 	QString hdpi_config_path = hdpiConfig();
 	HDPISupport * hdpi = 0;