diff --git a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
index 1d11ce71c..967ad9e2e 100644
--- a/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
+++ b/src/st/st-texture-cache.c
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ create_invisible_actor (void)
 {
   return g_object_new (CLUTTER_TYPE_ACTOR,
                        "opacity", 0,
+                       "request-mode", CLUTTER_REQUEST_CONTENT_SIZE,
                        NULL);
 }