diff --git a/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja b/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja
index 9090a5f209d..c6e7a7123a3 100644
--- a/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja
+++ b/packaging/AppImage-builder/AppImageBuilder.yml.jinja
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ AppDir:
       QT_PLUGIN_PATH: "$APPDIR/qt/plugins"
       QML2_IMPORT_PATH: "$APPDIR/qt/qml"
       QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME: xdgdesktopportal
+      QT_QPA_PLATFORM: xcb
       GDK_PIXBUF_MODULEDIR: $APPDIR/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders
       GDK_PIXBUF_MODULE_FILE: $APPDIR/usr/lib/x86_64-linux-gnu/gdk-pixbuf-2.0/2.10.0/loaders.cache
     path_mappings:
diff --git a/packaging/AppImage/AppRun b/packaging/AppImage/AppRun
index 1eb883d52aa..369ce54c6c2 100644
--- a/packaging/AppImage/AppRun
+++ b/packaging/AppImage/AppRun
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ export QML2_IMPORT_PATH="$scriptdir/qt/qml"
 export QT_QPA_FONTDIR=/usr/share/fonts
 export QT_QPA_PLATFORMTHEME=xdgdesktopportal
 export QT_XKB_CONFIG_ROOT=/usr/share/X11/xkb
-export QT_QPA_PLATFORM=xcb
 
 # Use the openssl.cnf packaged in the AppImage
 export OPENSSL_CONF="$scriptdir/openssl.cnf"