diff --git a/display.py b/display.py
index cd44977..a54a5f3 100644
--- a/display.py
+++ b/display.py
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ USE_FB: bool = _args.framebuffer or bool(os.environ.get('JARVIS_FB'))
 if USE_FB:
     # SDL2 env vars must be set before pygame.display.init()
     os.environ.setdefault('SDL_VIDEODRIVER', 'kmsdrm')
+    os.environ.setdefault('SDL_RENDER_DRIVER', 'software')
     os.environ.setdefault('SDL_FBDEV', os.environ.get('JARVIS_FBDEV', '/dev/fb0'))
     # Prevent SDL trying to open a mouse device on the framebuffer
     os.environ.setdefault('SDL_NOMOUSE', '1')