diff --git a/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c b/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c
index 3c2d9bd..49b6019 100644
--- a/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c
+++ b/src/backend/wayland/wayland.c
@@ -1610,6 +1610,11 @@ static void MwLLSetIconImpl(MwLL handle, MwLLPixmap pixmap) {
 
 static void MwLLForceRenderImpl(MwLL handle) {
 	WIDGET_CHECK(handle);
+
+	if(!handle->wayland.configured) {
+		return;
+	}
+
 	wl_surface_damage(handle->wayland.framebuffer.surface, 0, 0, handle->wayland.ww, handle->wayland.wh);
 
 	handle->wayland.force_render = MwTRUE;