diff --git a/src/core/display.c b/src/core/display.c
index 0b763fb68..36d54767c 100644
--- a/src/core/display.c
+++ b/src/core/display.c
@@ -1443,11 +1443,9 @@ meta_display_sync_wayland_input_focus (MetaDisplay *display)
     focus_window = NULL;
   else if (is_no_focus_xwindow)
     focus_window = NULL;
-#ifdef HAVE_WAYLAND
   else if (display->focus_window &&
            meta_window_get_wayland_surface (display->focus_window))
     focus_window = display->focus_window;
-#endif
   else
     meta_topic (META_DEBUG_FOCUS, "Focus change has no effect, because there is no matching wayland surface");