diff --git a/src/wayland-client.c b/src/wayland-client.c
index 03c087a6..3d7361ea 100644
--- a/src/wayland-client.c
+++ b/src/wayland-client.c
@@ -1006,7 +1006,7 @@ wl_display_connect(const char *name)
 	if (connection) {
 		int prev_errno = errno;
 		errno = 0;
-		fd = strtol(connection, &end, 0);
+		fd = strtol(connection, &end, 10);
 		if (errno != 0 || connection == end || *end != '\0')
 			return NULL;
 		errno = prev_errno;