diff --git a/glfw/wl_window.c b/glfw/wl_window.c
index a31a37dad..3d16da8ae 100644
--- a/glfw/wl_window.c
+++ b/glfw/wl_window.c
@@ -763,7 +763,7 @@ handleEvents(monotonic_t timeout)
 
     while (wl_display_prepare_read(display) != 0) {
         if (wl_display_dispatch_pending(display) == -1) {
-            abortOnFatalError(wl_display_get_error(display));
+            abortOnFatalError(errno);
             return;
         }
     }