diff --git a/src/compositor.c b/src/compositor.c
index 50ff373e5..46e375671 100644
--- a/src/compositor.c
+++ b/src/compositor.c
@@ -1832,14 +1832,10 @@ view_accumulate_damage(struct weston_view *view,
 
 		extents = pixman_region32_extents(&view->surface->damage);
 		view_compute_bbox(view, extents, &damage);
-		pixman_region32_translate(&damage,
-					  -view->plane->x,
-					  -view->plane->y);
 	} else {
 		pixman_region32_copy(&damage, &view->surface->damage);
 		pixman_region32_translate(&damage,
-					  view->geometry.x - view->plane->x,
-					  view->geometry.y - view->plane->y);
+					  view->geometry.x, view->geometry.y);
 	}
 
 	pixman_region32_subtract(&damage, &damage, opaque);
diff --git a/src/compositor.h b/src/compositor.h
index 57b671d2d..12fc61732 100644
--- a/src/compositor.h
+++ b/src/compositor.h
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ struct weston_layer {
 
 struct weston_plane {
 	struct weston_compositor *compositor;
-	pixman_region32_t damage;
+	pixman_region32_t damage; /**< in global coords */
 	pixman_region32_t clip;
 	int32_t x, y;
 	struct wl_list link;