diff --git a/src/common/scene-helpers.c b/src/common/scene-helpers.c
index c05a5226..e40e41cc 100644
--- a/src/common/scene-helpers.c
+++ b/src/common/scene-helpers.c
@@ -85,10 +85,7 @@ lab_wlr_scene_output_commit(struct wlr_scene_output *scene_output,
 	 * rendering on every output commit and overloads CPU.
 	 * We also need to verify the necessity of wants_magnification.
 	 */
-	if (!wlr_output->needs_frame
-			&& !pixman_region32_not_empty(
-				&scene_output->WLR_PRIVATE.pending_commit_damage)
-			&& !wants_magnification) {
+	if (!wlr_scene_output_needs_frame(scene_output) && !wants_magnification) {
 		return true;
 	}