diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
index 22b7b1291f..1448bd5473 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
@@ -562,9 +562,6 @@ void DrmGpu::pageFlipHandler(int fd, unsigned int sequence, unsigned int sec, un
 
 void DrmGpu::dispatchEvents()
 {
-    if (!m_platform->isActive()) {
-        return;
-    }
     drmEventContext context = {};
     context.version = 3;
     context.page_flip_handler2 = pageFlipHandler;