diff --git a/examples/dmabuf-capture.c b/examples/dmabuf-capture.c
index 2a3e195c..60cdb657 100644
--- a/examples/dmabuf-capture.c
+++ b/examples/dmabuf-capture.c
@@ -753,6 +753,10 @@ static int init(struct capture_context *ctx) {
 	ctx->registry = wl_display_get_registry(ctx->display);
 	wl_registry_add_listener(ctx->registry, &registry_listener, ctx);
 
+	// First roundtrip to fetch globals
+	wl_display_roundtrip(ctx->display);
+
+	// Second roundtrip to fetch wl_output information
 	wl_display_roundtrip(ctx->display);
 
 	if (!ctx->export_manager) {