diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandnativeinterface.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandnativeinterface.cpp
index 2c1cdb98b09..65272f3c228 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandnativeinterface.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/wayland/qwaylandnativeinterface.cpp
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void *QWaylandNativeInterface::nativeResourceForScreen(const QByteArray &resourc
 {
     QByteArray lowerCaseResource = resourceString.toLower();
 
-    if (lowerCaseResource == "output")
+    if (lowerCaseResource == "output" && !screen->handle()->isPlaceholder())
         return ((QWaylandScreen *) screen->handle())->output();
 
     return nullptr;