diff --git a/src/cairo-script-surface.c b/src/cairo-script-surface.c
index ea0117dab..2c05546e2 100644
--- a/src/cairo-script-surface.c
+++ b/src/cairo-script-surface.c
@@ -1134,7 +1134,7 @@ _emit_recording_surface_pattern (cairo_script_surface_t *surface,
     cairo_status_t status;
 
     snapshot = _cairo_surface_has_snapshot (&source->base, &script_snapshot_backend);
-    if (snapshot) {
+    if (snapshot && ctx == to_context ((cairo_script_surface_t *) snapshot)) {
 	_cairo_output_stream_printf (ctx->stream, "s%d", snapshot->unique_id);
 	return CAIRO_INT_STATUS_SUCCESS;
     }