diff --git a/types/scene/surface.c b/types/scene/surface.c
index 7653323e3..e1c424ccd 100644
--- a/types/scene/surface.c
+++ b/types/scene/surface.c
@@ -217,10 +217,9 @@ static void surface_reconfigure(struct wlr_scene_surface *scene_surface) {
 		// can't use the cached scene_buffer->is_single_pixel_buffer
 		// because that's only set later on.
 		bool is_single_pixel_buffer = false;
-		struct wlr_client_buffer *client_buffer = wlr_client_buffer_get(&surface->buffer->base);
-		if (client_buffer != NULL && client_buffer->source != NULL) {
+		if (surface->buffer->source != NULL) {
 			struct wlr_single_pixel_buffer_v1 *spb =
-				wlr_single_pixel_buffer_v1_try_from_buffer(client_buffer->source);
+				wlr_single_pixel_buffer_v1_try_from_buffer(surface->buffer->source);
 			is_single_pixel_buffer = spb != NULL;
 		}
 		if (!is_single_pixel_buffer) {