diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs
index fb8e36c6ff..3da95555d7 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/platform.rs
@@ -115,7 +115,9 @@ impl LinuxPlatform {
         callbacks: Mutex<Callbacks>,
         state: Mutex<LinuxPlatformState>,
     ) -> Self {
-        let (xcb_connection, x_root_index) = xcb::Connection::connect(None).unwrap();
+        let (xcb_connection, x_root_index) =
+            xcb::Connection::connect_with_extensions(None, &[xcb::Extension::Present], &[])
+                .unwrap();
         let atoms = XcbAtoms::intern_all(&xcb_connection).unwrap();
         let xcb_connection = Arc::new(xcb_connection);
         let client_dispatcher: Arc<dyn ClientDispatcher + Send + Sync> =