diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 78e746c6..46afb269 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ install:
 before_build:
   - cmd: call "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build\vcvars64.bat"
   - cmd: set PATH=C:\Qt\6.2\msvc2019_64\bin;C:\Qt\5.15\msvc2019_64\bin;%PATH%
+  - sh: export QT_QUICK_BACKEND=software
   - sh: if [ "`uname -s`" = "Darwin" ]; then export PATH=$HOME/Qt/6.1/macos/bin:$HOME/Qt/5.15/clang_64/bin:$PATH; else export PATH=$HOME/Qt/6.2/gcc_64/bin:$HOME/Qt/5.15/gcc_64/bin:$PATH; fi
 
 build_script: