diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.cpp
index 9e857ea2ff..45f096a13a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.cpp
@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@ QXcbConnection::QXcbConnection(QXcbNativeInterface *nativeInterface, bool canGra
 
     m_xdgCurrentDesktop = qgetenv("XDG_CURRENT_DESKTOP").toLower();
 
+    if (hasXRandr())
+        xrandrSelectEvents();
+
     initializeScreens();
 
 #if QT_CONFIG(xcb_xinput)
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.h b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.h
index 49e79ec3fd..5d53b97d37 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection.h
@@ -250,7 +250,7 @@ protected:
     bool event(QEvent *e) override;
 
 private:
-    void selectXRandrEvents();
+    void xrandrSelectEvents();
     QXcbScreen* findScreenForCrtc(xcb_window_t rootWindow, xcb_randr_crtc_t crtc) const;
     QXcbScreen* findScreenForOutput(xcb_window_t rootWindow, xcb_randr_output_t output) const;
     QXcbVirtualDesktop* virtualDesktopForRootWindow(xcb_window_t rootWindow) const;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_basic.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_basic.cpp
index 7bed3c8937..b8335d1240 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_basic.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_basic.cpp
@@ -308,7 +308,7 @@ void QXcbBasicConnection::initializeXRandr()
         return;
     }
 
-    m_hasXRender = true;
+    m_hasXRandr = true;
     m_xrenderVersion.first = xrenderQuery->major_version;
     m_xrenderVersion.second = xrenderQuery->minor_version;
 #endif
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ void QXcbBasicConnection::initializeXRender()
         return;
     }
 
-    m_hasXRandr = true;
+    m_hasXRender = true;
     m_xrandrFirstEvent = reply->first_event;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_screens.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_screens.cpp
index 4c380bf39f..fe9e0be86d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_screens.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbconnection_screens.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
 
 #include <xcb/xinerama.h>
 
-void QXcbConnection::selectXRandrEvents()
+void QXcbConnection::xrandrSelectEvents()
 {
     xcb_screen_iterator_t rootIter = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(setup());
     for (; rootIter.rem; xcb_screen_next(&rootIter)) {
@@ -270,8 +270,6 @@ void QXcbConnection::destroyScreen(QXcbScreen *screen)
 
 void QXcbConnection::initializeScreens()
 {
-    selectXRandrEvents();
-
     xcb_screen_iterator_t it = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(setup());
     int xcbScreenNumber = 0;    // screen number in the xcb sense
     QXcbScreen *primaryScreen = nullptr;
@@ -284,7 +282,7 @@ void QXcbConnection::initializeScreens()
         QXcbVirtualDesktop *virtualDesktop = new QXcbVirtualDesktop(this, xcbScreen, xcbScreenNumber);
         m_virtualDesktops.append(virtualDesktop);
         QList<QPlatformScreen *> siblings;
-        if (hasXRender()) {
+        if (hasXRandr()) {
             // RRGetScreenResourcesCurrent is fast but it may return nothing if the
             // configuration is not initialized wrt to the hardware. We should call
             // RRGetScreenResources in this case.