--- src/audacity_old.desktop.in	2021-11-16 12:13:48.000000000 +0000
+++ src/audacity.desktop.in	2023-09-28 11:26:07.677458317 +0000
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@
 
 Keywords=sound;music editing;voice channel;frequency;modulation;audio trim;clipping;noise reduction;multi track audio editor;edit;mixing;WAV;AIFF;FLAC;MP2;MP3;
 
-Exec=env UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 @AUDACITY_NAME@ %F
+Exec=env GDK_BACKEND=x11 UBUNTU_MENUPROXY=0 @AUDACITY_NAME@ %F
 StartupNotify=false
 Terminal=false
 MimeType=@MIMETYPES@;