diff --git a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
index 672d647f4..b2ff731cc 100644
--- a/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
+++ b/src/bin/e_comp_wl.c
@@ -2457,8 +2457,6 @@ _e_comp_wl_compositor_create(void)
        return EINA_FALSE;
      }
 
-   ecore_wl2_init();
-
    /* set compositor wayland data */
    e_comp_wl = e_comp->wl_comp_data = cdata;
 
@@ -2660,6 +2658,13 @@ _e_comp_wl_gl_init(void *d EINA_UNUSED)
 E_API Eina_Bool
 e_comp_wl_init(void)
 {
+   /* try to init ecore_wayland */
+   if (!ecore_wl2_init())
+     {
+        e_error_message_show(_("Enlightenment cannot initialize Ecore_Wl2!\n"));
+        return EINA_FALSE;
+     }
+
    /* set gl available if we have ecore_evas support */
    if (ecore_evas_engine_type_supported_get(ECORE_EVAS_ENGINE_WAYLAND_EGL) ||
        ecore_evas_engine_type_supported_get(ECORE_EVAS_ENGINE_OPENGL_DRM))
@@ -2672,13 +2677,6 @@ e_comp_wl_init(void)
         return EINA_FALSE;
      }
 
-   /* try to init ecore_wayland */
-   if (!ecore_wl2_init())
-     {
-        e_error_message_show(_("Enlightenment cannot initialize Ecore_Wl2!\n"));
-        return EINA_FALSE;
-     }
-
    /* create hash to store clients */
    /* clients_win_hash = eina_hash_int64_new(NULL); */