diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
index a5326d916..b1a050a7c 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-present.c
@@ -497,7 +497,8 @@ xwl_present_flip(WindowPtr present_window,
     xwl_present_reset_timer(xwl_present_window);
 
     xwl_surface_damage(xwl_window->xwl_screen, xwl_window->surface,
-                       damage_box->x1, damage_box->y1,
+                       damage_box->x1 - present_window->drawable.x,
+                       damage_box->y1 - present_window->drawable.y,
                        damage_box->x2 - damage_box->x1,
                        damage_box->y2 - damage_box->y1);