diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
index beaac192f..ba7c6631f 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-input.c
@@ -2915,9 +2915,7 @@ InitInput(int argc, char *argv[])
     xwl_screen->XYToWindow = pScreen->XYToWindow;
     pScreen->XYToWindow = xwl_xy_to_window;
 
-    wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
-    while (xwl_screen->expecting_event)
-        wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
+    xwl_screen_roundtrip(xwl_screen);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
index 9f275b540..2d82c61af 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
@@ -489,6 +489,19 @@ xwl_sync_events (struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
     xwl_read_events (xwl_screen);
 }
 
+void
+xwl_screen_roundtrip(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
+{
+    int ret;
+
+    ret = wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
+    while (ret >= 0 && xwl_screen->expecting_event)
+        ret = wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
+
+    if (ret < 0)
+        xwl_give_up("could not connect to wayland server\n");
+}
+
 Bool
 xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
 {
@@ -572,14 +585,7 @@ xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     xwl_screen->registry = wl_display_get_registry(xwl_screen->display);
     wl_registry_add_listener(xwl_screen->registry,
                              &registry_listener, xwl_screen);
-    ret = wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
-    if (ret == -1) {
-        ErrorF("could not connect to wayland server\n");
-        return FALSE;
-    }
-
-    while (xwl_screen->expecting_event > 0)
-        wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
+    xwl_screen_roundtrip(xwl_screen);
 
     bpc = xwl_screen->depth / 3;
     green_bpc = xwl_screen->depth - 2 * bpc;
@@ -678,9 +684,7 @@ xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
 
     AddCallback(&PropertyStateCallback, xwl_property_callback, pScreen);
 
-    wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
-    while (xwl_screen->expecting_event)
-        wl_display_roundtrip(xwl_screen->display);
+    xwl_screen_roundtrip(xwl_screen);
 
     return ret;
 }
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
index 69f42bd76..8d0b12705 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ struct xwl_output *xwl_screen_get_first_output(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
 Bool xwl_close_screen(ScreenPtr screen);
 Bool xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv);
 void xwl_sync_events (struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
+void xwl_screen_roundtrip (struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
 void xwl_surface_damage(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen,
                         struct wl_surface *surface,
                         int32_t x, int32_t y, int32_t width, int32_t height);