diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screen.Providers.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screen.Providers.cs
index 7ba3c67fa6..64cfd7fa79 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screen.Providers.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screen.Providers.cs
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ internal partial class X11Screens
 {
     internal class X11Screen
     {
-        public bool IsPrimary { get; }
+        public bool IsPrimary { get; set; }
         public string Name { get; set; }
         public PixelRect Bounds { get; set; }
         public Size? PhysicalSize { get; set; }
diff --git a/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screens.cs b/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screens.cs
index bced3b669c..d29d156e82 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screens.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.X11/Screens/X11Screens.cs
@@ -86,8 +86,17 @@ namespace Avalonia.X11.Screens
 
         public int ScreenCount => _impl.Screens.Length;
 
-        public IReadOnlyList<Screen> AllScreens =>
-            _impl.Screens.Select((s, i) => new Screen(_scaling.GetScaling(s, i), s.Bounds, s.WorkingArea, s.IsPrimary))
-                .ToArray();
+        public IReadOnlyList<Screen> AllScreens
+        {
+            get
+            {
+                var rawScreens = _impl.Screens;
+                if (!rawScreens.Any(s => s.IsPrimary) && rawScreens.Length > 0)
+                    rawScreens[0].IsPrimary = true;
+                return rawScreens.Select((s, i) =>
+                        new Screen(_scaling.GetScaling(s, i), s.Bounds, s.WorkingArea, s.IsPrimary))
+                    .ToArray();
+            }
+        }
     }
 }