diff --git a/plugins/welcomepage/welcomepageplugin.cpp b/plugins/welcomepage/welcomepageplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/welcomepage/welcomepageplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/welcomepage/welcomepageplugin.cpp
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@
     }
 #endif
 
+    QQuickWindow::setSceneGraphBackend(QSGRendererInterface::Software);
+
     return new WelcomePageWidget({}, parent);
 }
 }