diff --git a/release/bin/blender-softwaregl b/release/bin/blender-softwaregl
index 3cd96d2ff34..970a7870760 100755
--- a/release/bin/blender-softwaregl
+++ b/release/bin/blender-softwaregl
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@ if [ -n "$LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64" ]; then
     LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64=${BF_DIST_BIN}/lib:${LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64}
 fi
 
-export LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_LIBRARYN32_PATH LD_LIBRARYN64_PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 LD_PRELOAD
+# Workaround for half-transparent windows when compiz is enabled
+XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
+
+export LD_LIBRARY_PATH LD_LIBRARYN32_PATH LD_LIBRARYN64_PATH LD_LIBRARY_PATH_64 LD_PRELOAD XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS
 
 "$BF_DIST_BIN/$BF_PROGRAM" ${1+"$@"}
 exitcode=$?