diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index 57903b9c2..7e0a72085 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -1499,6 +1499,9 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
   g_warn_if_fail (!onscreen_native->next_frame);
   onscreen_native->next_frame = clutter_frame_ref (frame);
 
+  clutter_frame_set_result (frame,
+                            CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
+
   kms_crtc = meta_crtc_kms_get_kms_crtc (META_CRTC_KMS (onscreen_native->crtc));
   kms_device = meta_kms_crtc_get_device (kms_crtc);
 
@@ -1526,8 +1529,6 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
     {
       meta_renderer_native_queue_power_save_page_flip (renderer_native,
                                                        onscreen);
-      clutter_frame_set_result (frame,
-                                CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1547,8 +1548,6 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
           kms_update = meta_frame_native_steal_kms_update (frame_native);
           meta_renderer_native_queue_mode_set_update (renderer_native,
                                                       kms_update);
-          clutter_frame_set_result (frame,
-                                    CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
           return;
         }
       else if (meta_renderer_native_has_pending_mode_set (renderer_native))
@@ -1562,8 +1561,6 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
 
           meta_frame_native_steal_kms_update (frame_native);
           meta_renderer_native_post_mode_set_updates (renderer_native);
-          clutter_frame_set_result (frame,
-                                    CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
           return;
         }
       break;
@@ -1579,8 +1576,6 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
                                                       kms_update);
 
           meta_renderer_native_post_mode_set_updates (renderer_native);
-          clutter_frame_set_result (frame,
-                                    CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
           return;
         }
       break;
@@ -1597,7 +1592,6 @@ meta_onscreen_native_swap_buffers_with_damage (CoglOnscreen  *onscreen,
   meta_kms_update_set_sync_fd (kms_update, sync_fd);
   meta_kms_device_post_update (kms_device, kms_update,
                                META_KMS_UPDATE_FLAG_NONE);
-  clutter_frame_set_result (frame, CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED);
   return;
 
 swap_failed: