diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
index 6b3804df5..ec6c72c29 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-actor-surface.c
@@ -303,14 +303,7 @@ meta_wayland_actor_surface_apply_state (MetaWaylandSurfaceRole  *surface_role,
     meta_wayland_actor_surface_get_instance_private (actor_surface);
 
   if (priv->actor && !wl_list_empty (&pending->frame_callback_list))
-    {
-      ClutterStage *stage;
-
-      stage =
-        CLUTTER_STAGE (clutter_actor_get_stage (CLUTTER_ACTOR (priv->actor)));
-      if (stage)
-        clutter_stage_schedule_update (stage);
-    }
+    meta_surface_actor_schedule_update (priv->actor);
 
   meta_wayland_actor_surface_queue_frame_callbacks (actor_surface, pending);