diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 5ec810bc..b78233af 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -420,6 +420,7 @@ static GLFWbool createXdgSurface(_GLFWwindow* window)
     }
 
     wl_surface_commit(window->wl.surface);
+    wl_display_roundtrip(_glfw.wl.display);
 
     return GLFW_TRUE;
 }