diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index ef5807b..2c57f87 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
-steamos-compositor (1.15.1) alchemist; urgency=low
+steamos-compositor (1.15.2) alchemist; urgency=low
 
   * Set _NET_WM_STATE_HIDDEN on out of focus windows and the overlays when
     appropriate. Steam knows to stop its rendering loop when it sees this.
   * Fix double cursor when a game is starting or exiting.
+  * Always request vertical synchronization, as some implementations might not
+    enable it by default.
 
  -- Pierre-Loup A. Griffais <pgriffais@valvesoftware.com>  Wed, 08 Jan 2014 13:57:13 -0800
 
diff --git a/src/steamcompmgr.c b/src/steamcompmgr.c
index dcbb8c3..7bab084 100644
--- a/src/steamcompmgr.c
+++ b/src/steamcompmgr.c
@@ -51,6 +51,9 @@
 #define GL_GLEXT_LEGACY
 #include <GL/glx.h>
 #include "glext.h"
+#include "GL/glxext.h"
+
+PFNGLXSWAPINTERVALEXTPROC				__pointer_to_glXSwapIntervalEXT;
 
 void (*__pointer_to_glXBindTexImageEXT) (Display     *display, 
 						 GLXDrawable drawable, 
@@ -1877,6 +1880,16 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
 		exit (1);
 	}
 	
+	__pointer_to_glXSwapIntervalEXT = (void *)glXGetProcAddress("glXSwapIntervalEXT");
+	if (__pointer_to_glXSwapIntervalEXT)
+	{
+		__pointer_to_glXSwapIntervalEXT(dpy, root, 1);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		fprintf (stderr, "Could not find glXSwapIntervalEXT proc pointer\n");
+	}
+	
 	__pointer_to_glXBindTexImageEXT = (void *)glXGetProcAddress("glXBindTexImageEXT");
 	__pointer_to_glXReleaseTexImageEXT = (void *)glXGetProcAddress("glXReleaseTexImageEXT");