diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
index c61598b33..cda727c47 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-surface.c
@@ -393,10 +393,7 @@ commit_pending_state (MetaWaylandSurface      *surface,
     }
 
   if (pending->scale > 0)
-    {
-      surface->scale = pending->scale;
-      meta_surface_actor_wayland_scale_texture (META_SURFACE_ACTOR_WAYLAND (surface->surface_actor));
-    }
+    surface->scale = pending->scale;
 
   if (!cairo_region_is_empty (pending->damage))
     surface_process_damage (surface, pending->damage);
@@ -415,6 +412,9 @@ commit_pending_state (MetaWaylandSurface      *surface,
       meta_surface_actor_set_input_region (surface->surface_actor, pending->input_region);
     }
 
+  /* scale surface texture */
+  meta_surface_actor_wayland_scale_texture (META_SURFACE_ACTOR_WAYLAND (surface->surface_actor));
+
   /* wl_surface.frame */
   wl_list_insert_list (&compositor->frame_callbacks, &pending->frame_callback_list);
   wl_list_init (&pending->frame_callback_list);