diff --git a/gfx/common/wayland_common.c b/gfx/common/wayland_common.c
index 8b0f557bcb2..c7f793385a0 100644
--- a/gfx/common/wayland_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/wayland_common.c
@@ -880,9 +880,6 @@ bool gfx_ctx_wl_init_common(
       }
    }
 
-   // Ignore configure events until splash screen has been replaced
-   wl->ignore_configuration = true;
-
    wl->input.fd = wl_display_get_fd(wl->input.dpy);
 
    wl->input.keyboard_focus  = true;
@@ -946,6 +943,8 @@ bool gfx_ctx_wl_set_video_mode_common_size(gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t *wl,
    }
 #endif
 
+   wl_surface_commit(wl->surface);
+
    return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c
index 2d70ae68b10..395916e74b6 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_ctx.c
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ static void xdg_toplevel_handle_configure(void *data,
       int32_t width, int32_t height, struct wl_array *states)
 {
    gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t *wl = (gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t*)data;
-   if (wl->ignore_configuration)
-      return;
    xdg_toplevel_handle_configure_common(wl, toplevel, width, height, states);
 #ifdef HAVE_EGL
    if (wl->win)
@@ -106,7 +104,6 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_wl_set_resize(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height)
    if (!wl->fractional_scale)
       wl_surface_set_buffer_scale(wl->surface, wl->buffer_scale);
 
-   wl->ignore_configuration = false;
 #ifdef HAVE_EGL
    wl_egl_window_resize(wl->win, width, height, 0, 0);
 #endif
@@ -120,8 +117,6 @@ libdecor_frame_handle_configure(struct libdecor_frame *frame,
       struct libdecor_configuration *configuration, void *data)
 {
    gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t *wl = (gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t*)data;
-   if (wl->ignore_configuration)
-      return;
    libdecor_frame_handle_configure_common(frame, configuration, wl);
 
 #ifdef HAVE_EGL
diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_vk_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_vk_ctx.c
index 5cfcdd8626f..768935480cb 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_vk_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/wayland_vk_ctx.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@ static void xdg_toplevel_handle_configure(void *data,
       int32_t width, int32_t height, struct wl_array *states)
 {
    gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t *wl = (gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t*)data;
-   if (wl->ignore_configuration)
-      return;
    xdg_toplevel_handle_configure_common(wl, toplevel, width, height, states);
    wl->configured = false;
 }
@@ -85,7 +83,6 @@ static bool gfx_ctx_wl_set_resize(void *data, unsigned width, unsigned height)
 
    if (vulkan_create_swapchain(&wl->vk, width, height, wl->swap_interval))
    {
-      wl->ignore_configuration = false;
       wl->vk.context.flags |= VK_CTX_FLAG_INVALID_SWAPCHAIN;
       if (wl->vk.flags & VK_DATA_FLAG_CREATED_NEW_SWAPCHAIN)
          vulkan_acquire_next_image(&wl->vk);
@@ -105,8 +102,6 @@ libdecor_frame_handle_configure(struct libdecor_frame *frame,
       struct libdecor_configuration *configuration, void *data)
 {
    gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t *wl   = (gfx_ctx_wayland_data_t*)data;
-   if (wl->ignore_configuration)
-      return;
    libdecor_frame_handle_configure_common(frame, configuration, wl);
 
    wl->configured = false;
diff --git a/input/common/wayland_common.h b/input/common/wayland_common.h
index 8ccae5f2fda..ea418e6cd20 100644
--- a/input/common/wayland_common.h
+++ b/input/common/wayland_common.h
@@ -227,7 +227,6 @@ typedef struct gfx_ctx_wayland_data
    bool maximized;
    bool resize;
    bool configured;
-   bool ignore_configuration;
    bool activated;
    bool reported_display_size;
    bool swap_complete;