diff --git a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c
index ab2a40f93fda..f2912728373c 100644
--- a/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c
+++ b/src/gallium/drivers/panfrost/pan_context.c
@@ -1271,9 +1271,6 @@ panfrost_queue_draw(struct panfrost_context *ctx)
                 assert(0);
         }

-        if (ctx->draw_count == 0 && !ctx->blitter->running && 0)
-                panfrost_draw_wallpaper(&ctx->base);
-
         /* Handle dirty flags now */
         panfrost_emit_for_draw(ctx, true);

@@ -1494,6 +1491,9 @@ panfrost_draw_vbo(
 {
         struct panfrost_context *ctx = pan_context(pipe);

+        if (ctx->draw_count == 0 && !ctx->blitter->running)
+                panfrost_draw_wallpaper(&ctx->base);
+
         ctx->payload_vertex.draw_start = info->start;
         ctx->payload_tiler.draw_start = info->start;