diff --git a/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp b/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp
index 6dd3918a..a80d560c 100644
--- a/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp
+++ b/src/wine-host/xdnd-proxy.cpp
@@ -504,6 +504,9 @@ void WineXdndProxy::run_xdnd_loop() {
             }
 
             xcb_flush(x11_connection.get());
+
+            // We obviously don't want to spam the other client
+            waiting_for_status_message = true;
         }
     }