--- src/x11conn.c
+++ src/x11conn.c
@@ -135,6 +135,11 @@
     x11_module = g_module_open (x11_module_fname, G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
     g_free (x11_module_fname);
 
+    /* loading libX11 via g_module seems to be a bad idea,
+       this hack fixes it at least for openSUSE */
+    if (x11_module == NULL)
+	x11_module = g_module_open ("libX11.so.6", G_MODULE_BIND_LAZY);
+
     if (x11_module == NULL)
 	return FALSE;