diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs
index 2f0ca2f578..3e88b9e77b 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Rendering/Composition/Server/ServerCompositionTarget.cs
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Rendering.Composition.Server
 
             _renderTarget ??= _compositor.CreateRenderTarget(_surfaces());
 
-            if (_dirtyRect == default && !_redrawRequested)
+            if ((_dirtyRect.Width == 0 && _dirtyRect.Height == 0) && !_redrawRequested)
                 return;
 
             Revision++;