diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
index 8efb2370c6..3071f74650 100644
--- a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu.inc
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ SRC_URI = "https://download.qemu.org/${BPN}-${PV}.tar.xz \
            file://0013-hw-scsi-vhost-scsi-include-standard-headers-for-vhost-worker-structs.patch \
            file://qemu-guest-agent.init \
            file://qemu-guest-agent.udev \
+           file://0001-ui-sdl2.c-force-disable-SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_FORCE_EGL.patch \
            "
 # file index at download.qemu.org isn't reliable: https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu-web/-/issues/9
 UPSTREAM_CHECK_URI = "https://www.qemu.org"
diff --git a/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu/0001-ui-sdl2.c-force-disable-SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_FORCE_EGL.patch b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu/0001-ui-sdl2.c-force-disable-SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_FORCE_EGL.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6b84254ac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/meta/recipes-devtools/qemu/qemu/0001-ui-sdl2.c-force-disable-SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_FORCE_EGL.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+From ba4efe836c488d00e0f44929ee45feb3b1c1e014 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Alexander Kanavin <alex@linutronix.de>
+Date: Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:00:26 +0200
+Subject: [PATCH] ui/sdl2.c: force-disable SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_FORCE_EGL,
+
+This is problematic in X11-only environments, as it sets
+SDL on a code path that ends in a crash:
+https://gitlab.com/qemu-project/qemu/-/work_items/3540
+
+Upstream-Status: Inappropriate [yocto-specific workaround]
+Signed-off-by: Alexander Kanavin <alex@linutronix.de>
+---
+ ui/sdl2.c | 2 +-
+ 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
+
+diff --git a/ui/sdl2.c b/ui/sdl2.c
+index 987ad334b..b4c8a50de 100644
+--- a/ui/sdl2.c
++++ b/ui/sdl2.c
+@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ static void sdl2_set_hint_x11_force_egl(void)
+          * It's always safe to set the hint even if X11 is not used by SDL.
+          * SDL will work regardless of the hint.
+          */
+-        SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_FORCE_EGL, "1");
++        //SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_X11_FORCE_EGL, "1");
+         eglTerminate(egl_display);
+     }
+