diff --git a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
index 65582db49c5d9..fff4dbb827a7d 100644
--- a/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
+++ b/desktop/src/com/unciv/app/desktop/DesktopLauncher.kt
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ internal object DesktopLauncher {
 
     @JvmStatic
     fun main(arg: Array<String>) {
+        
+        System.setProperty("org.lwjgl.opengl.Display.allowSoftwareOpenGL", "true")
 
         packImages()