diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c
index bef2b46d1..05f17505f 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-outputs.c
@@ -142,9 +142,10 @@ bind_output (struct wl_client *client,
                           (int)output->crtc->current_mode->refresh_rate);
 
   output->scale = compute_scale (output);
-  wl_resource_post_event (resource,
-                          WL_OUTPUT_SCALE,
-                          output->scale);
+  if (version >= META_WL_OUTPUT_HAS_SCALE)
+    wl_resource_post_event (resource,
+                            WL_OUTPUT_SCALE,
+                            output->scale);
 
   if (version >= META_WL_OUTPUT_HAS_DONE)
     wl_resource_post_event (resource,
diff --git a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
index d599908fa..ab6b55f6a 100644
--- a/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
+++ b/src/wayland/meta-wayland-versions.h
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@
 
 /* The first version to implement a specific event */
 #define META_WL_SEAT_HAS_NAME               2
+#define META_WL_OUTPUT_HAS_SCALE            2
 #define META_WL_OUTPUT_HAS_DONE             2
 
 #endif