diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 7fa3cf4..8121e62 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ WScreen *wScreenInit(int screen_number)
 	 * and allocate workspace 0 directly.  When XWayland is available (dpy is
 	 * set, Path 1), fall through to the full X11 init so WINGs, RContext,
 	 * GCs, and menus work correctly on the XWayland display. */
-	if (wm_backend->is_wayland && !dpy) {
+	if (wm_backend->is_wayland && scr->root_win == 0) {
 		scr->w_depth = 24;
 		scr->rcontext = NULL;