diff --git a/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-current-matrix.c b/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-current-matrix.c
index 7c2372134..6f70be880 100644
--- a/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-current-matrix.c
+++ b/clutter/cogl/common/cogl-current-matrix.c
@@ -320,8 +320,10 @@ _cogl_current_matrix_state_init (void)
   ctx->matrix_mode = COGL_MATRIX_MODELVIEW;
   ctx->modelview_stack = NULL;
 
+#if 0
   if (ctx->indirect ||
       cogl_debug_flags & COGL_DEBUG_FORCE_CLIENT_SIDE_MATRICES)
+#endif
     {
       ctx->modelview_stack =
         _cogl_matrix_stack_new ();