# Pastebin 50OnAH67
diff --git a/drm-common.c b/drm-common.c
index 136fe69..cc6a0cf 100644
--- a/drm-common.c
+++ b/drm-common.c
@@ -183,7 +183,8 @@ int init_drm(struct drm *drm, const char *device)
        /* find a connected connector: */
        for (i = 0; i < resources->count_connectors; i++) {
                connector = drmModeGetConnector(drm->fd, resources->connectors[i]);
-               if (connector->connection == DRM_MODE_CONNECTED) {
+               if (connector->encoder_id &&
+                   connector->connection == DRM_MODE_CONNECTED) {
                        /* it's connected, let's use this! */
                        break;
                }