diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c
index 096c4d10b..3bae493a6 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-paint-context.c
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ clutter_paint_context_new_for_framebuffer (CoglFramebuffer  *framebuffer,
 
   paint_context = g_new0 (ClutterPaintContext, 1);
   g_ref_count_init (&paint_context->ref_count);
-  paint_context->redraw_clip = mtk_region_copy (redraw_clip);
   paint_context->paint_flags = paint_flags;
 
+  if (redraw_clip)
+    paint_context->redraw_clip = mtk_region_copy (redraw_clip);
+
   clutter_paint_context_push_framebuffer (paint_context, framebuffer);
 
   return paint_context;