diff --git a/client/x11/platform.cpp b/client/x11/platform.cpp
index 1ac45ef8..d13c9fe6 100644
--- a/client/x11/platform.cpp
+++ b/client/x11/platform.cpp
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@
 #include <X11/extensions/render.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/XKB.h>
 #include <X11/extensions/Xrender.h>
+#include <X11/extensions/XShm.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/epoll.h>
 #include <sys/resource.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -63,6 +65,7 @@
 #endif
 
 static Display* x_display = NULL;
+static bool x_shm_avail = false;
 static XVisualInfo **vinfo = NULL;
 static GLXFBConfig **fb_config = NULL;
 static XIM x_input_method = NULL;
@@ -185,6 +188,11 @@ Display* XPlatform::get_display()
     return x_display;
 }
 
+bool XPlatform::is_x_shm_avail()
+{
+    return x_shm_avail;
+}
+
 XVisualInfo** XPlatform::get_vinfo()
 {
     return vinfo;
@@ -2095,6 +2103,9 @@ void Platform::init()
 {
     int err, ev;
     int threads_enable;
+    int connection_fd;
+    socklen_t sock_len;
+    struct sockaddr sock_addr;
 
     DBG(0, "");
 
@@ -2107,6 +2118,12 @@ void Platform::init()
         THROW("open X display failed");
     }
 
+    connection_fd = ConnectionNumber(x_display);
+    if (!getsockname(connection_fd, &sock_addr, &sock_len) &&
+        XShmQueryExtension(x_display) && sock_addr.sa_family == AF_UNIX ) {
+        x_shm_avail = true;
+    }
+
     vinfo = new XVisualInfo *[ScreenCount(x_display)];
     memset(vinfo, 0, sizeof(XVisualInfo *) * ScreenCount(x_display));
     fb_config = new GLXFBConfig *[ScreenCount(x_display)];
diff --git a/client/x11/red_pixmap_cairo.cpp b/client/x11/red_pixmap_cairo.cpp
index d15c35c3..795c8a0d 100644
--- a/client/x11/red_pixmap_cairo.cpp
+++ b/client/x11/red_pixmap_cairo.cpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ RedPixmapCairo::RedPixmapCairo(int width, int height, RedPixmap::Format format,
     XShmSegmentInfo *shminfo = NULL;
     _data = NULL;
     XVisualInfo *vinfo = NULL;
+    bool using_shm = false;
 
 
     try {
@@ -45,7 +46,9 @@ RedPixmapCairo::RedPixmapCairo(int width, int height, RedPixmap::Format format,
             vinfo = XPlatform::get_vinfo()[win->get_screen_num()];
         }
 
-        if (vinfo && XShmQueryExtension(XPlatform::get_display())) {
+        using_shm = vinfo && XPlatform::is_x_shm_avail();
+
+        if (using_shm) {
             int depth;
 
             switch (format) {
@@ -146,14 +149,14 @@ RedPixmapCairo::RedPixmapCairo(int width, int height, RedPixmap::Format format,
         if (cairo_status(cairo) != CAIRO_STATUS_SUCCESS) {
             THROW("cairo create failed failed");
         }
-        if (!(vinfo && XShmQueryExtension(XPlatform::get_display()))) {
+        if (!using_shm) {
             ((PixelsSource_p*)get_opaque())->pixmap.cairo_surf = cairo_surf;
         } else {
             ((PixelsSource_p*)get_opaque())->x_shm_drawable.cairo_surf = cairo_surf;
         }
         ((RedDrawable_p*)get_opaque())->cairo = cairo;
     } catch (...) {
-        if (vinfo && XShmQueryExtension(XPlatform::get_display())) {
+        if (using_shm) {
             if (image) {
                 XDestroyImage(image);
             }
diff --git a/client/x11/x_platform.h b/client/x11/x_platform.h
index 3d3fd8f9..8423e667 100644
--- a/client/x11/x_platform.h
+++ b/client/x11/x_platform.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ public:
 
     static void on_focus_in();
     static void on_focus_out();
+
+    static bool is_x_shm_avail();
 };
 
 #endif