diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-background.c b/src/compositor/meta-background.c
index 6dd4242d2..c033395fe 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-background.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-background.c
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ create_pipeline (PipelineType type)
 
   cogl_pipeline_set_layer_filters (templates[type],
                                    0,
-                                   COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_LINEAR_MIPMAP_NEAREST,
+                                   COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_LINEAR_MIPMAP_LINEAR,
                                    COGL_PIPELINE_FILTER_LINEAR);
 
   return cogl_pipeline_copy (templates[type]);