diff --git a/src/picom.c b/src/picom.c
index 4bce4e47..5435cecd 100644
--- a/src/picom.c
+++ b/src/picom.c
@@ -1484,7 +1484,7 @@ static bool redirect_start(session_t *ps) {
 		pixman_region32_init(&ps->damage_ring[i]);
 	}
 
-	ps->frame_pacing = !ps->o.no_frame_pacing;
+	ps->frame_pacing = !ps->o.no_frame_pacing && ps->o.vsync;
 	if ((ps->o.legacy_backends || ps->o.benchmark || !ps->backend_data->ops->last_render_time) &&
 	    ps->frame_pacing) {
 		// Disable frame pacing if we are using a legacy backend or if we are in