diff --git a/plugins/platforms/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/wayland/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
 bool EglWaylandBackend::createEglWaylandOutput(WaylandOutput *waylandOutput)
 {
     auto *output = new EglWaylandOutput(waylandOutput, this);
-    if (output->init(this)) {
+    if (!output->init(this)) {
         return false;
     }
     m_outputs << output;