diff --git a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
index c48ab61a..d20dc168 100644
--- a/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
+++ b/base/vulkanexamplebase.cpp
@@ -299,6 +299,16 @@ void VulkanExampleBase::renderLoop()
 //     - for macOS, handle benchmarking within NSApp rendering loop via displayLinkOutputCb()
 #if !(defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_IOS_MVK) || defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_MACOS_MVK))
 	if (benchmark.active) {
+#if defined(VK_USE_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_KHR)
+		while (!configured)
+			wl_display_dispatch(display);
+		while (wl_display_prepare_read(display) != 0)
+			wl_display_dispatch_pending(display);
+		wl_display_flush(display);
+		wl_display_read_events(display);
+		wl_display_dispatch_pending(display);
+#endif
+
 		benchmark.run([=] { render(); }, vulkanDevice->properties);
 		vkDeviceWaitIdle(device);
 		if (benchmark.filename != "") {