diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
index ed0d854c1..6bcffd9a5 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-monitor-stream-src.c
@@ -158,14 +158,24 @@ 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;
 
   if (monitor_src->maybe_record_idle_id)
     return;
 
-  monitor_src->maybe_record_idle_id = g_idle_add (maybe_record_frame_on_idle,
-                                                  src);
-  g_source_set_name_by_id (monitor_src->maybe_record_idle_id,
-                           "[mutter] maybe_record_frame_on_idle [monitor-src]");
+  flags = META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_FLAG_DMABUF_ONLY;
+  record_result = meta_screen_cast_stream_src_maybe_record_frame (src,
+                                                                  flags,
+                                                                  NULL);
+
+  if (!(record_result & META_SCREEN_CAST_RECORD_RESULT_RECORDED_FRAME))
+    {
+      monitor_src->maybe_record_idle_id = g_idle_add (maybe_record_frame_on_idle,
+                                                      src);
+      g_source_set_name_by_id (monitor_src->maybe_record_idle_id,
+                               "[mutter] maybe_record_frame_on_idle [monitor-src]");
+    }
 }
 
 static void