diff --git a/dwl.c b/dwl.c
index df6e4fb..ef49b99 100644
--- a/dwl.c
+++ b/dwl.c
@@ -837,8 +837,7 @@ createmon(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data)
 			m->nmaster = r->nmaster;
 			wlr_output_set_scale(wlr_output, r->scale);
 			wlr_xcursor_manager_load(cursor_mgr, r->scale);
-			m->lt[0] = r->lt;
-			m->lt[1] = &layouts[LENGTH(layouts) > 1 && r->lt != &layouts[1]];
+			m->lt[0] = m->lt[1] = r->lt;
 			wlr_output_set_transform(wlr_output, r->rr);
 			m->position = r - monrules;
 			break;