diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 723beee24..2a2e0a412 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <wlr/backend/interface.h>
 #include <wlr/interfaces/wlr_output.h>
 #include <wlr/render/wlr_renderer.h>
+#include <wlr/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_matrix.h>
 #include <wlr/util/box.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
@@ -1508,7 +1509,8 @@ static void handle_page_flip(int fd, unsigned seq,
 	 * data between the GPUs, even if we were using the direct scanout
 	 * interface.
 	 */
-	if (!drm->parent && plane->current_fb && false) {
+	if (!drm->parent && plane->current_fb &&
+			wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer_is_buffer(plane->current_fb->wlr_buf)) {
 		present_flags |= WLR_OUTPUT_PRESENT_ZERO_COPY;
 	}
 
diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.h
index 6b5f0d682..1222d8e29 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.h
@@ -34,6 +34,12 @@ struct wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer {
  */
 bool wlr_dmabuf_v1_resource_is_buffer(struct wl_resource *buffer_resource);
 
+/**
+ * Returns true if the given buffer was created via the linux-dmabuf
+ * buffer protocol, false otherwise
+ */
+bool wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer_is_buffer(struct wlr_buffer *buffer);
+
 /**
  * Returns the struct wlr_dmabuf_buffer if the given resource was created
  * via the linux-dmabuf buffer protocol.
diff --git a/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.c b/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.c
index a124d5212..1b1b7b3b8 100644
--- a/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_linux_dmabuf_v1.c
@@ -86,6 +86,10 @@ struct wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer *wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer_from_buffer_resource(
 
 static const struct wlr_buffer_impl buffer_impl;
 
+bool wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer_is_buffer(struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
+	return buffer->impl == &buffer_impl;
+}
+
 static struct wlr_dmabuf_v1_buffer *dmabuf_v1_buffer_from_buffer(
 		struct wlr_buffer *buffer) {
 	assert(buffer->impl == &buffer_impl);