diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_display.c b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_display.c
index 8699dfaace..a3af818ca4 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_display.c
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_display.c
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 static Eina_Hash *_server_displays = NULL;
 static Eina_Hash *_client_displays = NULL;
 
+static Eina_Bool _cb_connect_idle(void *data);
 static Eina_Bool _cb_connect_data(void *data, Ecore_Fd_Handler *hdl);
 static Eina_Bool _ecore_wl2_display_connect(Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd, Eina_Bool sync);
 
@@ -474,6 +475,8 @@ _recovery_timer_add(Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd)
    Ecore_Wl2_Window *window;
 
    eina_hash_free_buckets(ewd->globals);
+   ecore_idle_enterer_del(ewd->idle_enterer);
+   ewd->idle_enterer = NULL;
 
    ecore_main_fd_handler_del(ewd->fd_hdl);
    ewd->fd_hdl = NULL;
@@ -525,30 +528,6 @@ _begin_recovery_maybe(Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd, int code)
      }
 }
 
-static void
-_cb_connect_pre(void *data, Ecore_Fd_Handler *hdl EINA_UNUSED)
-{
-   Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd = data;
-   int ret = 0, code;
-
-   while ((wl_display_prepare_read(ewd->wl.display) != 0) && (ret >= 0))
-     ret = wl_display_dispatch_pending(ewd->wl.display);
-
-   if (ret < 0) goto err;
-
-   ret = wl_display_get_error(ewd->wl.display);
-   if (ret < 0) goto err;
-
-   return;
-
-err:
-   code = errno;
-   if ((ret < 0) && (code != EAGAIN))
-     {
-        _begin_recovery_maybe(ewd, code);
-     }
-}
-
 static Eina_Bool
 _cb_connect_data(void *data, Ecore_Fd_Handler *hdl)
 {
@@ -557,20 +536,17 @@ _cb_connect_data(void *data, Ecore_Fd_Handler *hdl)
 
    if (ecore_main_fd_handler_active_get(hdl, ECORE_FD_READ))
      {
-        ret = wl_display_read_events(ewd->wl.display);
+        ret = wl_display_dispatch(ewd->wl.display);
         code = errno;
         if ((ret < 0) && (code != EAGAIN)) goto err;
      }
-   else
-     wl_display_cancel_read(ewd->wl.display);
 
-   wl_display_dispatch_pending(ewd->wl.display);
    if (ecore_main_fd_handler_active_get(hdl, ECORE_FD_WRITE))
      {
         ret = wl_display_flush(ewd->wl.display);
         code = errno;
         if (ret >= 0)
-          ecore_main_fd_handler_active_set(hdl, ECORE_FD_READ | ECORE_FD_ALWAYS);
+          ecore_main_fd_handler_active_set(hdl, ECORE_FD_READ);
 
         if ((ret < 0) && (code != EAGAIN)) goto err;
      }
@@ -596,6 +572,34 @@ _cb_globals_hash_del(void *data)
    free(global);
 }
 
+static Eina_Bool
+_cb_connect_idle(void *data)
+{
+   Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd = data;
+   int ret = 0, code;
+
+   ret = wl_display_get_error(ewd->wl.display);
+   code = errno;
+   if (ret < 0) goto err;
+
+   ret = wl_display_dispatch_pending(ewd->wl.display);
+   code = errno;
+   if (ret < 0) goto err;
+
+   return ECORE_CALLBACK_RENEW;
+
+err:
+   if ((ret < 0) && (code != EAGAIN))
+     {
+        ewd->idle_enterer = NULL;
+        _begin_recovery_maybe(ewd, code);
+
+        return ECORE_CALLBACK_CANCEL;
+     }
+
+   return ECORE_CALLBACK_RENEW;
+}
+
 static Ecore_Wl2_Global *
 _ecore_wl2_global_find(Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd, const char *interface)
 {
@@ -738,11 +742,10 @@ _ecore_wl2_display_connect(Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd, Eina_Bool sync)
 
    ewd->fd_hdl =
      ecore_main_fd_handler_add(wl_display_get_fd(ewd->wl.display),
-                               ECORE_FD_READ | ECORE_FD_WRITE | ECORE_FD_ERROR | ECORE_FD_ALWAYS,
-                               _cb_connect_data, ewd, NULL, ewd);
+                               ECORE_FD_READ | ECORE_FD_WRITE | ECORE_FD_ERROR,
+                               _cb_connect_data, ewd, NULL, NULL);
 
-   ecore_main_fd_handler_prepare_callback_set
-     (ewd->fd_hdl, _cb_connect_pre, ewd);
+   ewd->idle_enterer = ecore_idle_enterer_add(_cb_connect_idle, ewd);
 
    _ecore_wl2_display_event(ewd, ECORE_WL2_EVENT_CONNECT);
    return EINA_TRUE;
@@ -765,6 +768,8 @@ _ecore_wl2_display_cleanup(Ecore_Wl2_Display *ewd)
    EINA_INLIST_FOREACH_SAFE(ewd->outputs, tmp, output)
      _ecore_wl2_output_del(output);
 
+   if (ewd->idle_enterer) ecore_idle_enterer_del(ewd->idle_enterer);
+
    if (ewd->fd_hdl) ecore_main_fd_handler_del(ewd->fd_hdl);
 
    eina_hash_free(ewd->globals);
@@ -1155,7 +1160,7 @@ ecore_wl2_display_flush(Ecore_Wl2_Display *display)
    if (code == EAGAIN)
      {
         ecore_main_fd_handler_active_set(display->fd_hdl,
-                                         (ECORE_FD_READ | ECORE_FD_WRITE | ECORE_FD_ALWAYS));
+                                         (ECORE_FD_READ | ECORE_FD_WRITE));
         return;
      }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_private.h b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_private.h
index 9b6d4f7e49..e62ea5f8ea 100644
--- a/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_private.h
+++ b/src/lib/ecore_wl2/ecore_wl2_private.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ struct _Ecore_Wl2_Display
 
    struct xkb_context *xkb_context;
 
+   Ecore_Idle_Enterer *idle_enterer;
    Ecore_Fd_Handler *fd_hdl;
 
    Eina_Hash *globals;