diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
index e69196486..11460a723 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.c
@@ -915,6 +915,7 @@ xwl_screen_init(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char **argv)
     xorg_list_init(&xwl_screen->drm_leases);
     xorg_list_init(&xwl_screen->pending_wl_surface_destroy);
     xwl_screen->depth = 24;
+    xwl_screen->global_surface_scale = 1;
 
     if (!monitorResolution)
         monitorResolution = DEFAULT_DPI;
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
index bf42b5a69..c8c093fbe 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-screen.h
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ struct xwl_screen {
     double width;
     double height;
     int depth;
+    int global_surface_scale;
     int output_name_serial;
     ScreenPtr screen;
     int wm_client_id;