diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
index 6758982a6..315ed2717 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-kms-impl-device.c
@@ -1586,9 +1586,11 @@ meta_kms_impl_device_handle_update (MetaKmsImplDevice *impl_device,
       meta_kms_update_merge_from (crtc_frame->pending_update, update);
       meta_kms_update_free (update);
       update = g_steal_pointer (&crtc_frame->pending_update);
-      disarm_crtc_frame_deadline_timer (crtc_frame);
     }
 
+  if (crtc_frame->deadline.armed)
+    disarm_crtc_frame_deadline_timer (crtc_frame);
+
   meta_kms_device_handle_flush (priv->device, latch_crtc);
 
   feedback = do_process (impl_device, latch_crtc, update, flags);
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index b35021c4f..9836663d0 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -1899,11 +1899,7 @@ meta_onscreen_native_before_redraw (CoglOnscreen *onscreen,
                                     ClutterFrame *frame)
 {
   MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native = META_ONSCREEN_NATIVE (onscreen);
-  MetaCrtcKms *crtc_kms = META_CRTC_KMS (onscreen_native->crtc);
-  MetaKmsCrtc *kms_crtc = meta_crtc_kms_get_kms_crtc (crtc_kms);
 
-  meta_kms_device_await_flush (meta_kms_crtc_get_device (kms_crtc),
-                               kms_crtc);
   maybe_update_frame_sync (onscreen_native, frame);
 }