diff --git a/desktop/toolkit/gtk/gtk3/actions.py b/desktop/toolkit/gtk/gtk3/actions.py
index 66c3d35909..3109a47617 100644
--- a/desktop/toolkit/gtk/gtk3/actions.py
+++ b/desktop/toolkit/gtk/gtk3/actions.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ def setup():
                --sysconfdir=/etc       \
                -Dcolord=no \
                -Dgtk_doc=true \
+               -Dwayland_backend=false \
                -Dbroadway_backend=true \
               "