diff --git a/src/render/Renderer.cpp b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
index 9aa794b4..35150ce2 100644
--- a/src/render/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/render/Renderer.cpp
@@ -807,13 +807,16 @@ void CHyprRenderer::renderAllClientsForWorkspace(PHLMONITOR pMonitor, PHLWORKSPA
     if (scale != 1.f)
         RENDERMODIFDATA.modifs.emplace_back(std::make_pair<>(SRenderModifData::eRenderModifType::RMOD_TYPE_SCALE, scale));
 
-    CScopeGuard x([] {});
-
     if (!RENDERMODIFDATA.modifs.empty()) {
         g_pHyprRenderer->m_sRenderPass.add(makeShared<CRendererHintsPassElement>(CRendererHintsPassElement::SData{RENDERMODIFDATA}));
-        x = CScopeGuard([] { g_pHyprRenderer->m_sRenderPass.add(makeShared<CRendererHintsPassElement>(CRendererHintsPassElement::SData{SRenderModifData{}})); });
     }
 
+    CScopeGuard x([&RENDERMODIFDATA] {
+        if (!RENDERMODIFDATA.modifs.empty()) {
+            g_pHyprRenderer->m_sRenderPass.add(makeShared<CRendererHintsPassElement>(CRendererHintsPassElement::SData{SRenderModifData{}}));
+        }
+    });
+
     if (!pWorkspace) {
         // allow rendering without a workspace. In this case, just render layers.