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diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 2248966d..a5cab807 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -1,3 +1,6 @@
+- force gtk+3 to use the x11 backend, even on wayland (mga#19498)
+  (we rely on xwayland)
+
 Version 13.10 - 8 November 2016, by Thierry Vignaud
 
 - fix using --geometry with a position
diff --git a/control-center b/control-center
index 060ecc45..a011dba5 100755
--- a/control-center
+++ b/control-center
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA  02110-1301, USA.
 
 
+BEGIN { $ENV{GDK_BACKEND} = 'x11' }
 use strict;
 use diagnostics;
 use lib qw(/usr/lib/libDrakX);