diff --git a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix
index e3273b8ddc59..5a0a9006e0df 100644
--- a/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix
+++ b/pkgs/applications/networking/instant-messengers/teamspeak/client.nix
@@ -93,6 +93,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
       wrapProgram $out/bin/ts3client \
         --set LD_PRELOAD "${libredirect}/lib/libredirect.so" \
         --set QT_PLUGIN_PATH "${qtbase}/${qtbase.qtPluginPrefix}" \
+    '' /* wayland is currently broken, remove when TS3 fixes that */ + ''
+        --set QT_QPA_PLATFORM xcb \
         --set NIX_REDIRECTS /usr/share/X11/xkb=${xkeyboard_config}/share/X11/xkb
     '';