diff --git a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c
index e03c1e257d..85fb15a698 100644
--- a/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c
+++ b/src/modules/evas/engines/wayland_shm/evas_outbuf.c
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ _evas_outbuf_swap_mode_get(Outbuf *ob)
    LOGFN(__FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
 
    age = _evas_shm_surface_assign(ob->surface);
-   if (age > ob->surface->num_buff) return MODE_FULL;
-   else if (age == 1) return MODE_COPY;
+   if (age == 1) return MODE_COPY;
    else if (age == 2) return MODE_DOUBLE;
    else if (age == 3) return MODE_TRIPLE;
    else if (age == 4) return MODE_QUADRUPLE;