diff --git a/packaging/linux/openra.desktop.in b/packaging/linux/openra.desktop.in
index e02ecd724a..046e66724f 100644
--- a/packaging/linux/openra.desktop.in
+++ b/packaging/linux/openra.desktop.in
@@ -10,3 +10,4 @@ Terminal=false
 Categories=Game;StrategyGame;
 StartupWMClass=openra-{MODID}-{TAG}
 MimeType=x-scheme-handler/openra-{MODID}-{TAG};
+PrefersNonDefaultGPU=true