diff --git a/va/wayland/va_wayland.c b/va/wayland/va_wayland.c
index b3e1f5c8a..95ac3c36b 100644
--- a/va/wayland/va_wayland.c
+++ b/va/wayland/va_wayland.c
@@ -133,12 +133,10 @@ vaGetDisplayWl(struct wl_display *display)
 
     for (i = 0; g_backends[i].create != NULL; i++) {
         if (g_backends[i].create(pDisplayContext))
-            break;
+            return (VADisplay)pDisplayContext;
         g_backends[i].destroy(pDisplayContext);
     }
 
-    return (VADisplay)pDisplayContext;
-
 error:
     va_DisplayContextDestroy(pDisplayContext);
     return NULL;