diff --git a/src/Gui/Application.cpp b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
index 2cac0bcbfd..9166183fab 100644
--- a/src/Gui/Application.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/Application.cpp
@@ -2389,7 +2389,7 @@ void Application::runApplication()
     int argc = App::Application::GetARGC();
     GUISingleApplication mainApp(argc, App::Application::GetARGV());
 
-#if defined(FC_OS_LINUX) || defined(FC_OS_BSD)
+#if (COIN_MAJOR_VERSION * 100 + COIN_MINOR_VERSION * 10 + COIN_MICRO_VERSION < 406) && (defined(FC_OS_LINUX) || defined(FC_OS_BSD))
     // If QT is running with native Wayland then inform Coin to use EGL
     if (QGuiApplication::platformName() == QString::fromStdString("wayland")) {
         setenv("COIN_EGL", "1", 1);