--- rt.equinox.framework/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/gtk/eclipseGtkInit.c.orig	2016-10-13 16:53:39.092748697 +0100
+++ rt.equinox.framework/features/org.eclipse.equinox.executable.feature/library/gtk/eclipseGtkInit.c	2016-10-13 17:01:12.350231281 +0100
@@ -122,6 +122,11 @@
 		setenv("OXYGEN_DISABLE_INNER_SHADOWS_HACK", "1", 0);
 	}
 	
+	char *gdkBackend = getenv("GDK_BACKEND");
+	if (gdkBackend == NULL) {
+		setenv("GDK_BACKEND", "x11", 0);
+	}
+
 	/* Disable GTK scaling*/
 	setenv("GDK_SCALE", "1", 1);