diff --git a/cinelerra-5.1/cinelerra/filejpeg.C b/cinelerra-5.1/cinelerra/filejpeg.C
index 42dd2189..010fc2c9 100644
--- a/cinelerra-5.1/cinelerra/filejpeg.C
+++ b/cinelerra-5.1/cinelerra/filejpeg.C
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ int FileJPEG::can_copy_from(Asset *asset, int64_t position)
 
 int FileJPEG::colormodel_supported(int colormodel)
 {
+// HACK, because otherwise we crash with background jpeg render and X11 direct
+// at least on 32-bit Slackware in BC_Xfer::xfer_yuv420p_to_bgr8888
+	if (colormodel == BC_BGR8888 )
+		return colormodel = BC_RGB888;
 	return colormodel;
 }