diff --git a/libs/ui/Fence.cpp b/libs/ui/Fence.cpp
index bf24ffb7e..1b2f34dfa 100644
--- a/libs/ui/Fence.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/Fence.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ status_t Fence::unflatten(void const*& buffer, size_t& size, int const*& fds, si
         return INVALID_OPERATION;
     }
 
-    if (size < 1) {
+    if (size < getFlattenedSize()) {
         return NO_MEMORY;
     }