diff --git a/src/Clients/Booter/banshee-1.linux.in b/src/Clients/Booter/banshee-1.linux.in
index 0765878..0880fa9 100644
--- a/src/Clients/Booter/banshee-1.linux.in
+++ b/src/Clients/Booter/banshee-1.linux.in
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ fi
 # We are testing the SGen compacting GC
 export MONO_ENV_OPTIONS="--gc=sgen"
 
+# Work around NowPlaying/webkit crash (bgo#641515)
+export XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS=1
+
 if [ -n "$BANSHEE_DEBUG" -o -n "$BANSHEE_TRACE" -o -n "$BANSHEE_PROFILE" ]; then
     MONO_OPTIONS="$BANSHEE_DEBUG $BANSHEE_TRACE $BANSHEE_PROFILE"
     echo "** Running Mono with $MONO_OPTIONS **"
