diff --git a/eglonxbackend.cpp b/eglonxbackend.cpp
index 331574a46a..cc5df0d2d7 100644
--- a/eglonxbackend.cpp
+++ b/eglonxbackend.cpp
@@ -72,6 +72,8 @@ void EglOnXBackend::init()
     }
     GLPlatform *glPlatform = GLPlatform::instance();
     glPlatform->detect(EglPlatformInterface);
+    if (GLPlatform::instance()->driver() == Driver_Intel)
+        options->setUnredirectFullscreen(false); // bug #252817
     glPlatform->printResults();
     initGL(EglPlatformInterface);
     if (!hasGLExtension("GL_OES_EGL_image")) {
diff --git a/glxbackend.cpp b/glxbackend.cpp
index 6f1185feed..773bb91886 100644
--- a/glxbackend.cpp
+++ b/glxbackend.cpp
@@ -95,6 +95,8 @@ void GlxBackend::init()
     // Initialize OpenGL
     GLPlatform *glPlatform = GLPlatform::instance();
     glPlatform->detect(GlxPlatformInterface);
+    if (GLPlatform::instance()->driver() == Driver_Intel)
+        options->setUnredirectFullscreen(false); // bug #252817
     glPlatform->printResults();
     initGL(GlxPlatformInterface);
     // Check whether certain features are supported
diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index 03203ef291..cd3931cd8d 100644
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -651,6 +651,8 @@ void Options::setHiddenPreviews(int hiddenPreviews)
 
 void Options::setUnredirectFullscreen(bool unredirectFullscreen)
 {
+    if (GLPlatform::instance()->driver() == Driver_Intel)
+        unredirectFullscreen = false; // bug #252817
     if (m_unredirectFullscreen == unredirectFullscreen) {
         return;
     }