diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c b/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
index 63f0014..8e7f2c4 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wl_screen.c
@@ -596,19 +596,12 @@ wl_monitors_query(WScreen *scr, WHeadGeometry **heads_out, int *count_out)
         return;
     }
 
-    /* Rebuild head data from current layout */
+    /* Rebuild head data from current layout.
+     * The caller takes ownership of the returned head array
+     * (freed on the next call to wl_screen_refresh_heads). */
     wl_screen_refresh_heads(scr);
 
-    if (scr->head_count == 0 || !scr->heads) {
-        *heads_out = NULL;
-        *count_out = 0;
-        return;
-    }
-
-    /* Return a copy the caller owns */
-    WHeadGeometry *out = wmalloc(sizeof(WHeadGeometry) * scr->head_count);
-    memcpy(out, scr->heads, sizeof(WHeadGeometry) * scr->head_count);
-    *heads_out = out;
+    *heads_out = scr->heads;
     *count_out = scr->head_count;
 }