diff --git a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
index 0059e563c..97a74044e 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/drivers/modesetting/driver.c
@@ -873,10 +873,7 @@ PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
 
     try_enable_glamor(pScrn);
 
-    if (ms->drmmode.glamor) {
-        ms->drmmode.pageflip =
-            xf86ReturnOptValBool(ms->drmmode.Options, OPTION_PAGEFLIP, TRUE);
-    } else {
+    if (!ms->drmmode.glamor) {
         Bool prefer_shadow = TRUE;
 
         ret = drmGetCap(ms->fd, DRM_CAP_DUMB_PREFER_SHADOW, &value);
@@ -892,10 +889,11 @@ PreInit(ScrnInfoPtr pScrn, int flags)
                    "ShadowFB: preferred %s, enabled %s\n",
                    prefer_shadow ? "YES" : "NO",
                    ms->drmmode.shadow_enable ? "YES" : "NO");
-
-        ms->drmmode.pageflip = FALSE;
     }
 
+    ms->drmmode.pageflip =
+        xf86ReturnOptValBool(ms->drmmode.Options, OPTION_PAGEFLIP, TRUE);
+
     pScrn->capabilities = 0;
 #ifdef DRM_CAP_PRIME
     ret = drmGetCap(ms->fd, DRM_CAP_PRIME, &value);