diff --git a/panel/lxqtpanelapplication.cpp b/panel/lxqtpanelapplication.cpp
index 1970204ac..fa7281e06 100644
--- a/panel/lxqtpanelapplication.cpp
+++ b/panel/lxqtpanelapplication.cpp
@@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ void LXQtPanelApplicationPrivate::loadBackend()
         }
     }
 
-    if ( preferredBackend.isEmpty() && xdgCurrentDesktops.contains( QStringLiteral("wlroots") ) )
+    if ( preferredBackend.isEmpty() && xdgSessionType == QStringLiteral("wayland") ) )
     {
         qDebug() << "Specialized backend unavailable. Falling back to generic wlroots";
         preferredBackend = QStringLiteral("wlroots");