diff --git a/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs b/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs
index 5af9ce06..6c4146e1 100644
--- a/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs
+++ b/src/ifs/wl_surface/wl_subsurface.rs
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ impl WlSubsurface {
             surface: surface.clone(),
             parent: parent.clone(),
             position: Cell::new(Default::default()),
-            sync_requested: Cell::new(false),
+            sync_requested: Cell::new(true),
             sync_ancestor: Cell::new(false),
             node: RefCell::new(None),
             latest_node: Default::default(),