diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-x11.c b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-x11.c
index 8af5ca2c8..4aa7ecd43 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-x11.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-surface-actor-x11.c
@@ -193,8 +193,8 @@ meta_surface_actor_x11_process_damage (MetaSurfaceActor *actor,
       MetaRectangle window_rect;
       meta_window_get_frame_rect (priv->window, &window_rect);
 
-      if (window_rect.x == x &&
-          window_rect.y == y &&
+      if (x == 0 &&
+          y == 0 &&
           window_rect.width == width &&
           window_rect.height == height)
         priv->full_damage_frames_count++;