diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index a74cdb3b..b87e1c6e 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -156,6 +156,21 @@ scan(void)
     p_delete(&tree_r);
 }
 
+static xcb_visualtype_t *
+screen_default_visual(xcb_screen_t *s)
+{
+    xcb_depth_iterator_t depth_iter = xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator(s);
+
+    if(depth_iter.data)
+        for(; depth_iter.rem; xcb_depth_next (&depth_iter))
+            for(xcb_visualtype_iterator_t visual_iter = xcb_depth_visuals_iterator(depth_iter.data);
+                visual_iter.rem; xcb_visualtype_next (&visual_iter))
+                if(s->root_visual == visual_iter.data->visual_id)
+                    return visual_iter.data;
+
+    return NULL;
+}
+
 static void
 a_refresh_cb(EV_P_ ev_prepare *w, int revents)
 {
@@ -359,6 +374,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
         fatal("cannot open display");
 
     globalconf.screen = xcb_aux_get_screen(globalconf.connection, globalconf.default_screen);
+    globalconf.visual = screen_default_visual(globalconf.screen);
     globalconf.default_depth = globalconf.screen->root_depth;
     globalconf.default_cmap = globalconf.screen->default_colormap;
 
diff --git a/screen.c b/screen.c
index 09203953..a3527f9e 100644
--- a/screen.c
+++ b/screen.c
@@ -57,21 +57,6 @@ screen_xsitoarea(xcb_xinerama_screen_info_t si)
     return a;
 }
 
-static xcb_visualtype_t *
-screen_default_visual(xcb_screen_t *s)
-{
-    xcb_depth_iterator_t depth_iter = xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator(s);
-
-    if(depth_iter.data)
-        for(; depth_iter.rem; xcb_depth_next (&depth_iter))
-            for(xcb_visualtype_iterator_t visual_iter = xcb_depth_visuals_iterator(depth_iter.data);
-                visual_iter.rem; xcb_visualtype_next (&visual_iter))
-                if(s->root_visual == visual_iter.data->visual_id)
-                    return visual_iter.data;
-
-    return NULL;
-}
-
 static void
 screen_add(screen_t new_screen)
 {
@@ -244,8 +229,6 @@ screen_scan(void)
 {
     if(!screen_scan_randr() && !screen_scan_xinerama())
         screen_scan_x11();
-
-    globalconf.visual = screen_default_visual(globalconf.screen);
 }
 
 /** Return the Xinerama screen number where the coordinates belongs to.