diff --git a/clients/simple-egl.c b/clients/simple-egl.c
index 78b42263..d8233c16 100644
--- a/clients/simple-egl.c
+++ b/clients/simple-egl.c
@@ -861,7 +861,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	wl_registry_add_listener(display.registry,
 				 &registry_listener, &display);
 
-	wl_display_dispatch(display.display);
+	wl_display_roundtrip(display.display);
 
 	init_egl(&display, &window);
 	create_surface(&window);