diff --git a/apps/PPSSPP (PSP emulator)/install b/apps/PPSSPP (PSP emulator)/install
index 3da52fe621c..07cd1e77524 100755
--- a/apps/PPSSPP (PSP emulator)/install	
+++ b/apps/PPSSPP (PSP emulator)/install	
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ cd build || error "Could not move to build folder"
 # vulkan does not currently work properly (or at all) in SDL or QT backends on Linux https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/pull/13054 https://github.com/hrydgard/ppsspp/issues/11628
 # changing to vulkan in the UI does nothing and OpenGL continues to be used
 # enabling it causes no compilation issues and it can not be fully disabled (always shows in the UI) so keep it enabled
-# use GLES on ARM32 due to QT5 being built with GLES and not GL on ARM32
-if [ $arch == 32 ];then
+# use GLES on ARM32 (and Ubuntu Bionic) due to QT5 being built with GLES and not GL on ARM32 (and Ubuntu Bionic)
+if [ $arch == 32 ] || [ "$__os_codename" == bionic ];then
   cmake .. -DUSING_QT_UI=ON -DUSE_SYSTEM_FFMPEG=OFF -DUSING_GLES2=ON -DUSING_EGL=ON || error "cmake failed to configure the build"
 elif [ $arch == 64 ];then
   cmake .. -DUSING_QT_UI=ON -DUSE_SYSTEM_FFMPEG=OFF || error "cmake failed to configure the build"