diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index 2531d78..166e804 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -260,13 +260,13 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 	/* Adds this to the output layout. The add_auto function arranges outputs
 	 * from left-to-right in the order they appear. A more sophisticated
 	 * compositor would let the user configure the arrangement of outputs in the
-	 * layout. */
+	 * layout.
+	 *
+	 * The output layout utility automatically adds a wl_output global to the
+	 * display, which Wayland clients can see to find out information about the
+	 * output (such as DPI, scale factor, manufacturer, etc).
+	 */
 	wlr_output_layout_add_auto(output_layout, wlr_output);
-
-	/* Creating the global adds a wl_output global to the display, which Wayland
-	 * clients can see to find out information about the output (such as
-	 * DPI, scale factor, manufacturer, etc). */
-	wlr_output_create_global(wlr_output);
 }
 
 void