diff --git a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-recording-surface.c b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-recording-surface.c
index b9823a9be7c7..a0fd4c45e8ad 100644
--- a/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-recording-surface.c
+++ b/gfx/cairo/cairo/src/cairo-recording-surface.c
@@ -1995,6 +1995,8 @@ _cairo_recording_surface_replay_internal (cairo_recording_surface_t	*surface,
 	    } else if (status == CAIRO_INT_STATUS_IMAGE_FALLBACK) {
 		command->header.region = CAIRO_RECORDING_REGION_IMAGE_FALLBACK;
 		status = CAIRO_INT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+	    } else if (status == CAIRO_INT_STATUS_NOTHING_TO_DO) {
+		status = CAIRO_INT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 	    } else {
 		assert (_cairo_int_status_is_error (status));
 	    }