1 files changed, 8 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/leap/bitmask/gui/app.py b/src/leap/bitmask/gui/app.py
index 02600420..a0d9be6f 100644
--- a/src/leap/bitmask/gui/app.py
+++ b/src/leap/bitmask/gui/app.py
@@ -21,12 +21,14 @@ It just launches a wekbit browser that runs the local web-ui served by bitmaskd
 when the web service is running.
 """
 
+import ctypes
 import os
 import platform
 import signal
 import sys
 import webbrowser
 
+from ctypes import import util
 from functools import partial
 from multiprocessing import Process
 
@@ -41,6 +43,12 @@ from leap.bitmask.gui.housekeeping import check_stale_pidfile
 
 HAS_WEBENGINE = False
 
+
+# This is a workaround for #9278.
+# See https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/
+# qtbase-opensource-src/+bug/1761708
+ctypes.CDLL(util.find_library('GL'), ctypes.RTLD_GLOBAL)
+
 if platform.system() == 'Windows':
     from multiprocessing import freeze_support
     from PySide import QtCore, QtGui