diff --git a/electron/gpuSwitches.test.ts b/electron/gpuSwitches.test.ts
index a69b5318..4cbb1cdf 100644
--- a/electron/gpuSwitches.test.ts
+++ b/electron/gpuSwitches.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,16 @@ describe("shouldForceLinuxEgl", () => {
 		).toBe(false);
 	});
 
+	it("falls back to Electron's ozone hint when OZONE_PLATFORM is invalid", () => {
+		expect(
+			shouldForceLinuxEgl({
+				OZONE_PLATFORM: "auto",
+				ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT: "wayland",
+				XDG_SESSION_TYPE: "x11",
+			}),
+		).toBe(false);
+	});
+
 	it("forces EGL in an X11 session", () => {
 		expect(shouldForceLinuxEgl({ XDG_SESSION_TYPE: "x11" })).toBe(true);
 	});
diff --git a/electron/gpuSwitches.ts b/electron/gpuSwitches.ts
index eada5a33..7b7c81ee 100644
--- a/electron/gpuSwitches.ts
+++ b/electron/gpuSwitches.ts
@@ -4,19 +4,22 @@ export interface GpuSwitches {
 	disableFeatures?: string[];
 }
 
-function getForcedLinuxWindowSystem(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): "wayland" | "x11" | null {
-	const ozonePlatform =
-		env.OZONE_PLATFORM?.toLowerCase() ??
-		env.ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT?.toLowerCase() ??
-		null;
-
-	if (ozonePlatform === "wayland" || ozonePlatform === "x11") {
-		return ozonePlatform;
+function normalizeLinuxWindowSystem(value: string | undefined): "wayland" | "x11" | null {
+	const normalized = value?.trim().toLowerCase();
+	if (normalized === "wayland" || normalized === "x11") {
+		return normalized;
 	}
 
 	return null;
 }
 
+function getForcedLinuxWindowSystem(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): "wayland" | "x11" | null {
+	return (
+		normalizeLinuxWindowSystem(env.OZONE_PLATFORM) ??
+		normalizeLinuxWindowSystem(env.ELECTRON_OZONE_PLATFORM_HINT)
+	);
+}
+
 export function shouldForceLinuxEgl(env: NodeJS.ProcessEnv): boolean {
 	const forcedWindowSystem = getForcedLinuxWindowSystem(env);
 	if (forcedWindowSystem === "wayland") {