diff --git a/src/wl_init.c b/src/wl_init.c
index cceef16b..90dc507b 100644
--- a/src/wl_init.c
+++ b/src/wl_init.c
@@ -385,9 +385,10 @@ static void registryHandleGlobal(void* data,
 {
     if (strcmp(interface, "wl_compositor") == 0)
     {
+        _glfw.wl.wl_compositor_version = min(3, version);
         _glfw.wl.compositor =
             wl_registry_bind(registry, name, &wl_compositor_interface,
-                             min(3, version));
+                             _glfw.wl.wl_compositor_version);
     }
     else if (strcmp(interface, "wl_shm") == 0)
     {
diff --git a/src/wl_platform.h b/src/wl_platform.h
index a734ec1e..2bfdbb4c 100644
--- a/src/wl_platform.h
+++ b/src/wl_platform.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ typedef struct _GLFWlibraryWayland
     struct wl_pointer*          pointer;
     struct wl_keyboard*         keyboard;
 
+    int                         wl_compositor_version;
+
     struct wl_cursor_theme*     cursorTheme;
     struct wl_surface*          cursorSurface;
     uint32_t                    pointerSerial;
diff --git a/src/wl_window.c b/src/wl_window.c
index 00ce7135..3a75daa4 100644
--- a/src/wl_window.c
+++ b/src/wl_window.c
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ static void checkScaleChange(_GLFWwindow* window)
     int i;
     int monitorScale;
 
+    // Check if we will be able to set the buffer scale or not.
+    if (_glfw.wl.wl_compositor_version <
+        WL_SURFACE_SET_BUFFER_SCALE_SINCE_VERSION)
+        return;
+
     // Get the scale factor from the highest scale monitor.
     for (i = 0; i < window->wl.monitorsCount; ++i)
     {