diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h
index c4d120d92..321002f6d 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-update.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ typedef enum _MetaKmsAssignPlaneFlag
   META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_NONE = 0,
   META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_FB_UNCHANGED = 1 << 0,
   META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_ALLOW_FAIL = 1 << 1,
+  META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_DIRECT_SCANOUT = 1 << 2,
 } MetaKmsAssignPlaneFlag;
 
 enum _MetaKmsPageFlipListenerFlag
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index 133bfc8ea..7510af203 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -1277,7 +1277,7 @@ meta_onscreen_native_is_buffer_scanout_compatible (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
 
   test_update = meta_kms_update_new (kms_device);
   meta_crtc_kms_assign_primary_plane (crtc_kms, fb, test_update,
-                                      META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_NONE);
+                                      META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_DIRECT_SCANOUT);
 
   meta_topic (META_DEBUG_KMS,
               "Posting direct scanout test update for CRTC %u (%s) synchronously",
@@ -1399,7 +1399,7 @@ meta_onscreen_native_direct_scanout (CoglOnscreen   *onscreen,
                                   onscreen_native->view,
                                   onscreen_native->crtc,
                                   kms_update,
-                                  META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_NONE,
+                                  META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_DIRECT_SCANOUT,
                                   NULL,
                                   0);