diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11render.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11render.c
index 631ae0e93..c4bf954a0 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11render.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11render.c
@@ -1015,6 +1015,7 @@ X11_CreateTexture(SDL_Renderer * renderer, SDL_Texture * texture)
         }
         texture->blendMode = SDL_BLENDMODE_NONE;
         data->blend_op = PictOpSrc;
+        data->filter = "fast";
     }
 #endif
     return 0;