--- embed/mozilla/mozilla-embed-single.cpp
+++ embed/mozilla/mozilla-embed-single.cpp
@@ -588,6 +588,9 @@
 	g_unsetenv ("XPSERVERLIST");
 #endif
 
+	/* Work-around Flash Player crash (#149062) */
+	setenv ("XLIB_SKIP_ARGB_VISUALS", "1", 0);
+
 #ifdef HAVE_GECKO_1_9
 	NS_LogInit ();
 #endif