diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
index 965b95dda..305684708 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-pointer-constraints.c
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ should_constraint_be_enabled (MetaWaylandPointerConstraint *constraint)
 {
   MetaWindow *window;
 
-  window = meta_wayland_surface_get_window (constraint->surface);
+  window = meta_wayland_surface_get_toplevel_window (constraint->surface);
   if (!window)
     {
       /*