buf.patch

diff --git a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
index a9fe33db..23b42aeb 100644
--- a/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
+++ b/src/protocols/core/Compositor.cpp
@@ -471,12 +471,10 @@ void CWLSurfaceResource::commitPendingState(SSurfaceState& state) {
             nullptr);
     }
 
-    // release the buffer if it's synchronous as update() has done everything thats needed
+    // release the buffer as update() has done everything thats needed
     // so we can let the app know we're done.
-    // if (!syncobj && current.buffer && current.buffer->buffer && current.buffer->buffer->isSynchronous()) {
-    // dropCurrentBuffer(); // lets not drop it at all, it will get dropped on next commit if a new buffer arrives.
-    // solves flickering on nonsyncobj apps on explicit sync.
-    // }
+    if (current.buffer && current.buffer->buffer)
+        dropCurrentBuffer();
 }
 
 void CWLSurfaceResource::updateCursorShm(CRegion damage) {
diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index e7d3630a..69e92fda 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -1530,21 +1530,19 @@ bool CHyprRenderer::commitPendingAndDoExplicitSync(PHLMONITOR pMonitor) {
         return ok;
 
     Debug::log(TRACE, "Explicit: {} presented", explicitPresented.size());
-    auto sync = g_pHyprOpenGL->createEGLSync(pMonitor->inFence.get());
+    for (auto const& e : explicitPresented) {
+        if (!e->current.buffer || !e->current.buffer->buffer || !e->current.buffer->buffer->syncReleaser)
+            continue;
 
-    if (!sync)
-        Debug::log(TRACE, "Explicit: can't add sync, EGLSync failed");
-    else {
-        for (auto const& e : explicitPresented) {
-            if (!e->current.buffer || !e->current.buffer->buffer || !e->current.buffer->buffer->syncReleaser)
-                continue;
+        auto sync = g_pHyprOpenGL->createEGLSync(pMonitor->inFence.get());
 
+        if (!sync)
+            Debug::log(TRACE, "Explicit: can't add sync, EGLSync failed");
+        else
             e->current.buffer->buffer->syncReleaser->addReleaseSync(sync);
-        }
     }
 
     explicitPresented.clear();
-    pMonitor->output->state->resetExplicitFences();
 
     return ok;
 }