diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index 2b57731be..dbc503ebf 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ meta_onscreen_native_notify_frame_complete (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
 
   info = cogl_onscreen_pop_head_frame_info (onscreen);
 
-  g_assert (!cogl_onscreen_peek_head_frame_info (onscreen));
+  g_return_if_fail (info);
 
   _cogl_onscreen_notify_frame_sync (onscreen, info);
   _cogl_onscreen_notify_complete (onscreen, info);