diff --git a/rc/start.lua b/rc/start.lua
index a1f91da..4f3f63c 100644
--- a/rc/start.lua
+++ b/rc/start.lua
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 -- Spawn a composoting manager
-awful.util.spawn("compton", false)
+awful.util.spawn("compton --vsync opengl-swc --backend glx", false)
 
 -- Start idempotent commands
 local execute = {