diff --git a/qt/aqt/__init__.py b/qt/aqt/__init__.py
index bbff3e54e..06fb7bc8c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/__init__.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/__init__.py
@@ -523,16 +523,23 @@ def _run(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None, exec: bool = True) -> Optional[AnkiAp
         profiler = cProfile.Profile()
         profiler.enable()
 
-    if (
-        getattr(sys, "frozen", False)
-        and (os.getenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM") == "wayland" or os.getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY"))
-        and not os.getenv("ANKI_WAYLAND")
-    ):
-        if not os.getenv("DISPLAY"):
-            print(
-                "Trying to use X11, but it is not available. Falling back to Wayland, which has some bugs:"
-            )
-            print("https://github.com/ankitects/anki/issues/1767")
+    packaged = getattr(sys, "frozen", False)
+    x11_available = os.getenv("DISPLAY")
+    wayland_configured = qtmajor > 5 and (
+        os.getenv("QT_QPA_PLATFORM") == "wayland" or os.getenv("WAYLAND_DISPLAY")
+    )
+    wayland_forced = os.getenv("ANKI_WAYLAND")
+
+    if packaged and wayland_configured:
+        if wayland_forced or not x11_available:
+            # Work around broken fractional scaling in Wayland
+            # https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-113574
+            os.environ["QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY"] = "RoundPreferFloor"
+            if not x11_available:
+                print(
+                    "Trying to use X11, but it is not available. Falling back to Wayland, which has some bugs:"
+                )
+                print("https://github.com/ankitects/anki/issues/1767")
         else:
             # users need to opt in to wayland support, given the issues it has
             print("Wayland support is disabled by default due to bugs:")
@@ -576,11 +583,6 @@ def _run(argv: Optional[list[str]] = None, exec: bool = True) -> Optional[AnkiAp
     if os.environ.get("ANKI_SOFTWAREOPENGL"):
         QCoreApplication.setAttribute(Qt.ApplicationAttribute.AA_UseSoftwareOpenGL)
 
-    # Work around broken fractional scaling in Wayland
-    # https://bugreports.qt.io/browse/QTBUG-113574
-    if is_lin and qtmajor > 5:
-        os.environ["QT_SCALE_FACTOR_ROUNDING_POLICY"] = "RoundPreferFloor"
-
     # fix an issue on Windows, where Ctrl+Alt shortcuts are triggered by AltGr,
     # preventing users from typing things like "@" through AltGr+Q on a German
     # keyboard.