diff --git a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp
index 4b12fc249..d1bd781ae 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_hardwarerenderer.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ void HardwareRenderer::setRenderType(RenderType type) {
         format.setRenderableType(QSurfaceFormat::OpenGLES);
         break;
     }
+    format.setSwapInterval(0);
     setFormat(format);
 }