diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index b5a32a2b9..6800c1857 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -2145,8 +2145,9 @@ void IHyprRenderer::renderMonitor(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, bool commit) {
     Event::bus()->m_events.render.stage.emit(RENDER_POST);
 
     pMonitor->m_output->state->addDamage(frameDamage);
-    pMonitor->m_output->state->setPresentationMode(shouldTear ? Aquamarine::eOutputPresentationMode::AQ_OUTPUT_PRESENTATION_IMMEDIATE :
-                                                                Aquamarine::eOutputPresentationMode::AQ_OUTPUT_PRESENTATION_VSYNC);
+    auto presentationMode = shouldTear ? Aquamarine::eOutputPresentationMode::AQ_OUTPUT_PRESENTATION_IMMEDIATE : Aquamarine::eOutputPresentationMode::AQ_OUTPUT_PRESENTATION_VSYNC;
+    if (pMonitor->m_output->state->state().presentationMode != presentationMode)
+        pMonitor->m_output->state->setPresentationMode(presentationMode);
 
     if (commit)
         commitPendingAndDoExplicitSync(pMonitor);