diff --git a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs
index 9ab934ed..467d98f9 100644
--- a/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs
+++ b/winit/src/platform_specific/wayland/event_loop/state.rs
@@ -719,7 +719,7 @@ impl SctkState {
             settings.positioner.offset.0,
             settings.positioner.offset.1,
         );
-        if settings.positioner.reactive {
+        if positioner.version() >= 3 && settings.positioner.reactive {
             positioner.set_reactive();
         }
         positioner.set_size(size.0 as i32, size.1 as i32);