diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_egl/evas_wl_main.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_egl/evas_wl_main.c
index 02b7108bc4..c3f2001c58 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_egl/evas_wl_main.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_egl/evas_wl_main.c
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ eng_window_new(Evas_Engine_Info_Wayland *einfo, int w, int h, Render_Output_Swap
    config_attrs[n++] = 1;
 
    config_attrs[n++] = EGL_ALPHA_SIZE;
-   config_attrs[n++] = gw->alpha;
+   config_attrs[n++] = 8 * !!gw->alpha;
    config_attrs[n++] = EGL_DEPTH_SIZE;
    config_attrs[n++] = 0;
    config_attrs[n++] = EGL_STENCIL_SIZE;