diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index c1b1229c..0b2cf8b3 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -144,8 +144,8 @@ error:
 	atom->failed = true;
 }
 
-static bool atomic_crtc_pageflip(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
-		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn) {
+static bool atomic_crtc_commit(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
+		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn, uint32_t flags) {
 	struct wlr_drm_crtc *crtc = conn->crtc;
 
 	bool modeset = crtc->pending & WLR_DRM_CRTC_MODE;
@@ -179,7 +179,6 @@ static bool atomic_crtc_pageflip(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 		}
 	}
 
-	uint32_t flags = DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT;
 	if (modeset) {
 		flags |= DRM_MODE_ATOMIC_ALLOW_MODESET;
 	} else {
@@ -267,7 +266,7 @@ static size_t atomic_crtc_get_gamma_size(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 
 const struct wlr_drm_interface atomic_iface = {
 	.conn_enable = atomic_conn_enable,
-	.crtc_pageflip = atomic_crtc_pageflip,
+	.crtc_commit = atomic_crtc_commit,
 	.crtc_set_cursor = atomic_crtc_set_cursor,
 	.crtc_get_gamma_size = atomic_crtc_get_gamma_size,
 };
diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 0d7f3f25..9c397752 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ static bool drm_crtc_page_flip(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	bool ok = drm->iface->crtc_pageflip(drm, conn);
+	bool ok = drm->iface->crtc_commit(drm, conn, DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT);
 
 	crtc->pending = 0;
 
diff --git a/backend/drm/legacy.c b/backend/drm/legacy.c
index 46a0309e..4ca9d57c 100644
--- a/backend/drm/legacy.c
+++ b/backend/drm/legacy.c
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 #include "backend/drm/iface.h"
 #include "backend/drm/util.h"
 
-static bool legacy_crtc_pageflip(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
-		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn) {
+static bool legacy_crtc_commit(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
+		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn, uint32_t flags) {
 	struct wlr_drm_crtc *crtc = conn->crtc;
 	struct wlr_drm_plane *cursor = crtc->cursor;
 
@@ -42,9 +42,12 @@ static bool legacy_crtc_pageflip(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (drmModePageFlip(drm->fd, crtc->id, fb_id, DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT, drm)) {
-		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "%s: Failed to page flip", conn->output.name);
-		return false;
+	if (flags & DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT) {
+		if (drmModePageFlip(drm->fd, crtc->id, fb_id,
+				DRM_MODE_PAGE_FLIP_EVENT, drm)) {
+			wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "%s: Failed to page flip", conn->output.name);
+			return false;
+		}
 	}
 
 	return true;
@@ -114,7 +117,7 @@ static size_t legacy_crtc_get_gamma_size(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 
 const struct wlr_drm_interface legacy_iface = {
 	.conn_enable = legacy_conn_enable,
-	.crtc_pageflip = legacy_crtc_pageflip,
+	.crtc_commit = legacy_crtc_commit,
 	.crtc_set_cursor = legacy_crtc_set_cursor,
 	.crtc_get_gamma_size = legacy_crtc_get_gamma_size,
 };
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/iface.h b/include/backend/drm/iface.h
index b99262b8..6498bb73 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/iface.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/iface.h
@@ -16,9 +16,9 @@ struct wlr_drm_interface {
 	// Enable or disable DPMS for connector
 	bool (*conn_enable)(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn, bool enable);
-	// Pageflip on crtc.
-	bool (*crtc_pageflip)(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
-		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn);
+	// Commit al pending changes on a CRTC.
+	bool (*crtc_commit)(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
+		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn, uint32_t flags);
 	// Enable the cursor buffer on crtc. Set bo to NULL to disable
 	bool (*crtc_set_cursor)(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 		struct wlr_drm_crtc *crtc, struct gbm_bo *bo);