diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
index f8b9712fa..05e69bfd7 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-onscreen-native.c
@@ -1595,6 +1595,7 @@ try_post_latest_swap (CoglOnscreen *onscreen)
   COGL_TRACE_SCOPED_ANCHOR (MetaRendererNativePostKmsUpdate);
 
   if (onscreen_native->next_frame == NULL ||
+      onscreen_native->view == NULL ||
       meta_kms_is_shutting_down (kms))
     return;