diff --git a/src/backends/meta-settings.c b/src/backends/meta-settings.c
index 229b7f6f8..e3ebfe66b 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-settings.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-settings.c
@@ -569,6 +569,7 @@ meta_settings_init (MetaSettings *settings)
   update_xwayland_allow_grabs (settings);
   update_xwayland_disable_extensions (settings);
   update_privacy_settings (settings);
+  update_xwayland_allow_byte_swapped_clients (settings);
 }
 
 static void