1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideowindow.cpp b/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideowindow.cpp
index 7dd6ab253..a0697003a 100644
--- a/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideowindow.cpp
+++ b/src/gsttools/qgstreamervideowindow.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include <private/qgstutils_p.h>
 
 #include <QtCore/qdebug.h>
+#include <QtGui/qguiapplication.h>
 
 #include <gst/gst.h>
 
@@ -57,7 +58,9 @@ QGstreamerVideoWindow::QGstreamerVideoWindow(QObject *parent, const char *elemen
 {
     if (elementName) {
         m_videoSink = gst_element_factory_make(elementName, NULL);
-    } else {
+    } else if (QGuiApplication::platformName().compare(QLatin1String("xcb"), Qt::CaseInsensitive) == 0) {
+        // We need a native X window handle to be able to use xvimagesink.
+        // Bail out if Qt is not using xcb (the control will then be ignored by the plugin)
         m_videoSink = gst_element_factory_make("xvimagesink", NULL);
     }