diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
index efb458067..073a4d101 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ stage_painted (MetaStage           *stage,
   MetaScreenCastMonitorStreamSrc *monitor_src =
     META_SCREEN_CAST_MONITOR_STREAM_SRC (user_data);
   MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src = META_SCREEN_CAST_STREAM_SRC (monitor_src);
-  MetaScreenCastRecordResult record_result;
-  MetaScreenCastRecordFlag flags;
+  MetaScreenCastRecordResult record_result =
+    META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_RESULT_RECORDED_NOTHING;
   int64_t presentation_time_us;
 
   if (monitor_src->maybe_record_idle_id)
@@ -168,12 +168,16 @@ stage_painted (MetaStage           *stage,
   if (!clutter_frame_get_target_presentation_time (frame, &presentation_time_us))
     presentation_time_us = g_get_monotonic_time ();
 
-  flags = META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_DMABUF_ONLY;
-  record_result =
-    meta_screen_cast_stream_src_maybe_record_frame_with_timestamp (src,
-                                                                   flags,
-                                                                   NULL,
-                                                                   presentation_time_us);
+  if (meta_screen_cast_stream_src_uses_dma_bufs (src))
+    {
+      MetaScreenCastRecordFlag flags = META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_NONE;
+
+      record_result =
+        meta_screen_cast_stream_src_maybe_record_frame_with_timestamp (src,
+                                                                       flags,
+                                                                       NULL,
+                                                                       presentation_time_us);
+    }
 
   if (!(record_result & META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_RESULT_RECORDED_FRAME))
     {
@@ -200,13 +204,16 @@ before_stage_painted (MetaStage           *stage,
   if (monitor_src->maybe_record_idle_id)
     return;
 
+  if (!meta_screen_cast_stream_src_uses_dma_bufs (src))
+    return;
+
   if (!clutter_stage_view_peek_scanout (view))
     return;
 
   if (!clutter_frame_get_target_presentation_time (frame, &presentation_time_us))
     presentation_time_us = g_get_monotonic_time ();
 
-  flags = META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_DMABUF_ONLY;
+  flags = META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_NONE;
   meta_screen_cast_stream_src_maybe_record_frame_with_timestamp (src,
                                                                  flags,
                                                                  NULL,
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
index 91a8afab4..94fc222e4 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ typedef struct _MetaScreenCastStreamSrcPrivate
   int64_t last_frame_timestamp_us;
   guint follow_up_frame_source_id;
 
+  gboolean uses_dma_bufs;
   GHashTable *dmabuf_handles;
 
   cairo_region_t *redraw_clip;
@@ -513,15 +514,9 @@ do_record_frame (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc  *src,
 {
   MetaScreenCastStreamSrcPrivate *priv =
     meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_instance_private (src);
-  gboolean dmabuf_only;
 
-  dmabuf_only = flags & META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_DMABUF_ONLY;
-  if (dmabuf_only && spa_buffer->datas[0].type != SPA_DATA_DmaBuf)
-    return FALSE;
-
-  if (!dmabuf_only &&
-      (spa_buffer->datas[0].data ||
-       spa_buffer->datas[0].type == SPA_DATA_MemFd))
+  if (spa_buffer->datas[0].data ||
+      spa_buffer->datas[0].type == SPA_DATA_MemFd)
     {
       int width = priv->video_format.size.width;
       int height = priv->video_format.size.height;
@@ -1058,6 +1053,8 @@ on_stream_add_buffer (void             *data,
       dmabuf_handle = NULL;
     }
 
+  priv->uses_dma_bufs = !!dmabuf_handle;
+
   if (dmabuf_handle)
     {
       meta_topic (META_DEBUG_SCREEN_CAST,
@@ -1595,3 +1592,12 @@ meta_screen_cast_stream_src_class_init (MetaScreenCastStreamSrcClass *klass)
                                   NULL, NULL, NULL,
                                   G_TYPE_NONE, 0);
 }
+
+gboolean
+meta_screen_cast_stream_src_uses_dma_bufs (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src)
+{
+  MetaScreenCastStreamSrcPrivate *priv =
+    meta_screen_cast_stream_src_get_instance_private (src);
+
+  return priv->uses_dma_bufs;
+}
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
index 63058f2c3..a15ca54f1 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.h
@@ -41,7 +41,6 @@ typedef enum _MetaScreenCastRecordFlag
 {
   META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_NONE = 0,
   META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_CURSOR_ONLY = 1 << 0,
-  META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_DMABUF_ONLY = 1 << 1,
 } MetaScreenCastRecordFlag;
 
 typedef enum _MetaScreenCastRecordResult
@@ -132,4 +131,6 @@ void meta_screen_cast_stream_src_set_cursor_sprite_metadata (MetaScreenCastStrea
                                                              float                    scale,
                                                              MetaMonitorTransform     transform);
 
+gboolean meta_screen_cast_stream_src_uses_dma_bufs (MetaScreenCastStreamSrc *src);
+
 #endif /* META_SCREEN_CAST_STREAM_SRC_H */