diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
index a2a8a4f90..92225cb6d 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
@@ -464,7 +464,6 @@ merge_pending_state (MetaWaylandPendingState *from,
       to->dy = from->dy;
     }
 
-  wl_list_init (&to->frame_callback_list);
   wl_list_insert_list (&to->frame_callback_list, &from->frame_callback_list);
 
   cairo_region_union (to->surface_damage, from->surface_damage);