diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
index 15d030a..e287c8f 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_backend.c
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ wl_event_loop_run(void)
             wl_display_flush_clients(wl_state.display);
             extern void W_WLClientDispatchPending(void);
             W_WLClientDispatchPending();
-            wl_event_loop_dispatch(loop, 4);
+            wl_event_loop_dispatch(loop, -1);  /* block until fd ready */
 
             /* Check inotify for defaults database changes */
 #ifdef HAVE_INOTIFY