diff --git a/awesome.c b/awesome.c
index 2512184d1..58b1b198b 100644
--- a/awesome.c
+++ b/awesome.c
@@ -435,6 +435,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 
     /* process all errors in the queue if any */
     xcb_poll_for_event_loop(globalconf.evenths);
+    a_xcb_set_event_handlers();
 
     /* do this only for real screen */
     for(screen_nbr = 0;