diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
index 5a7d7a156..07d58ee6a 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
@@ -870,7 +870,7 @@ xwl_present_flip(present_vblank_ptr vblank, RegionPtr damage)
     struct xwl_present_event    *event = xwl_present_event_from_vblank(vblank);
     Bool                        implicit_sync = TRUE;
 
-    if (!xwl_window)
+    if (!xwl_window || !xwl_window->allow_commits)
         return FALSE;
 
     buffer = xwl_pixmap_get_wl_buffer(pixmap);