diff --git a/src/main/main.cpp b/src/main/main.cpp
index 0875c530..975b42cf 100644
--- a/src/main/main.cpp
+++ b/src/main/main.cpp
@@ -177,8 +177,8 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
     // disable "QApplication: invalid style override passed" warning
     if (isDesktop) qputenv("QT_STYLE_OVERRIDE", "fusion");
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-    // force platform xcb
-    if (isDesktop) qputenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "xcb");
+    // platform xcb by default
+    if (isDesktop && qEnvironmentVariableIsEmpty("QT_QPA_PLATFORM")) qputenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM", "xcb");
 #endif
 
     // enable High DPI scaling