diff --git a/video/out/gl_wayland.c b/video/out/gl_wayland.c
index 38d6213132..1659e1bc15 100644
--- a/video/out/gl_wayland.c
+++ b/video/out/gl_wayland.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ static bool egl_create_context(struct vo_wayland_state *wl,
         EGL_RED_SIZE, 1,
         EGL_GREEN_SIZE, 1,
         EGL_BLUE_SIZE, 1,
-        EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 0,
+        EGL_ALPHA_SIZE, 1,
         EGL_DEPTH_SIZE, 1,
         EGL_RENDERABLE_TYPE, EGL_OPENGL_BIT,
         EGL_NONE