diff --git a/src/backends/drm/drm_egl_layer.cpp b/src/backends/drm/drm_egl_layer.cpp
index e15dfc5519..0abd1fa1dd 100644
--- a/src/backends/drm/drm_egl_layer.cpp
+++ b/src/backends/drm/drm_egl_layer.cpp
@@ -90,10 +90,14 @@ bool EglGbmLayer::doAttemptScanout(GraphicsBuffer *buffer, const ColorDescriptio
     if (directScanoutDisabled) {
         return false;
     }
-    if (color != m_pipeline->colorDescription() || m_pipeline->output()->channelFactors() != QVector3D(1, 1, 1) || m_pipeline->iccProfile()) {
+    if (m_pipeline->output()->channelFactors() != QVector3D(1, 1, 1) || m_pipeline->iccProfile()) {
         // TODO use GAMMA_LUT, CTM and DEGAMMA_LUT to allow direct scanout with HDR
         return false;
     }
+    const auto &targetColor = m_pipeline->colorDescription();
+    if (color.colorimetry() != targetColor.colorimetry() || color.transferFunction() != targetColor.transferFunction()) {
+        return false;
+    }
     // kernel documentation says that
     // "Devices that don’t support subpixel plane coordinates can ignore the fractional part."
     // so we need to make sure that doesn't cause a difference vs the composited result