diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11modes.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11modes.c
index 00d5a3e91..d7c032dfe 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11modes.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11modes.c
@@ -396,9 +396,16 @@ X11_InitModes_XRandR(_THIS)
                 X11_XFree(pixmapformats);
             }
 
-            res = X11_XRRGetScreenResources(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, screen));
-            if (!res) {
-                continue;
+            res = X11_XRRGetScreenResourcesCurrent(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, screen));
+            if (!res || res->noutput == 0) {
+                if (res) {
+                    X11_XRRFreeScreenResources(res);
+                }
+
+                res = X11_XRRGetScreenResources(dpy, RootWindow(dpy, screen));
+                if (!res) {
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
 
             for (output = 0; output < res->noutput; output++) {
diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h
index b14b6e5fe..c9af216d9 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11sym.h
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ SDL_X11_SYM(void,XRRFreeScreenConfigInfo,(XRRScreenConfiguration *config),(confi
 SDL_X11_SYM(void,XRRSetScreenSize,(Display *dpy, Window window,int width, int height,int mmWidth, int mmHeight),(dpy,window,width,height,mmWidth,mmHeight),)
 SDL_X11_SYM(Status,XRRGetScreenSizeRange,(Display *dpy, Window window,int *minWidth, int *minHeight, int *maxWidth, int *maxHeight),(dpy,window,minWidth,minHeight,maxWidth,maxHeight),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(XRRScreenResources *,XRRGetScreenResources,(Display *dpy, Window window),(dpy, window),return)
+SDL_X11_SYM(XRRScreenResources *,XRRGetScreenResourcesCurrent,(Display *dpy, Window window),(dpy, window),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(void,XRRFreeScreenResources,(XRRScreenResources *resources),(resources),)
 SDL_X11_SYM(XRROutputInfo *,XRRGetOutputInfo,(Display *dpy, XRRScreenResources *resources, RROutput output),(dpy,resources,output),return)
 SDL_X11_SYM(void,XRRFreeOutputInfo,(XRROutputInfo *outputInfo),(outputInfo),)