diff --git a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
index af84422f04..b511099af5 100644
--- a/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
+++ b/crates/gpui/src/platform/linux/x11/window.rs
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ impl X11WindowState {
                 gpu::Context::init_windowed(
                     &raw,
                     gpu::ContextDesc {
-                        validation: cfg!(debug_assertions),
+                        validation: false,
                         capture: false,
                     },
                 )