diff --git a/selfdrive/ui/soundd b/selfdrive/ui/soundd
index 7517a1112c..66dda46d5b 100755
--- a/selfdrive/ui/soundd
+++ b/selfdrive/ui/soundd
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 cd "$(dirname "$0")"
 export LD_LIBRARY_PATH="/system/lib64:$LD_LIBRARY_PATH"
+export QT_QPA_PLATFORM="offscreen"
 exec ./_soundd