diff --git a/wayland.c b/wayland.c
index 4bf77562..f06668ac 100644
--- a/wayland.c
+++ b/wayland.c
@@ -727,6 +727,11 @@ wayl_init(const struct config *conf, struct fdm *fdm)
     wayl->fdm = fdm;
     wayl->kbd.repeat.fd = -1;
 
+    if (!fdm_hook_add(fdm, &fdm_hook, wayl, FDM_HOOK_PRIORITY_LOW)) {
+        LOG_ERR("failed to add FDM hook");
+        goto out;
+    }
+
     wayl->display = wl_display_connect(NULL);
     if (wayl->display == NULL) {
         LOG_ERR("failed to connect to wayland; no compositor running?");
@@ -851,11 +856,6 @@ wayl_init(const struct config *conf, struct fdm *fdm)
         goto out;
     }
 
-    if (!fdm_hook_add(fdm, &fdm_hook, wayl, FDM_HOOK_PRIORITY_LOW)) {
-        LOG_ERR("failed to add FDM hook");
-        goto out;
-    }
-
     return wayl;
 
 out: