diff --git a/clients/simple-egl.c b/clients/simple-egl.c
index 06b309692..cb36b623a 100644
--- a/clients/simple-egl.c
+++ b/clients/simple-egl.c
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (display.compositor)
 		wl_compositor_destroy(display.compositor);
 
+	wl_display_flush(display.display);
 	wl_display_destroy(display.display);
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/clients/simple-shm.c b/clients/simple-shm.c
index 7d4f17787..61771c914 100644
--- a/clients/simple-shm.c
+++ b/clients/simple-shm.c
@@ -235,6 +235,7 @@ destroy_display(struct display *display)
 	if (display->compositor)
 		wl_compositor_destroy(display->compositor);
 
+	wl_display_flush(display->display);
 	wl_display_destroy(display->display);
 	free(display);
 }