diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
index 1fea057bd2f02437a18f990d596857687603ac8a..d8438277ff4e9222664a07224f78f68de5756f83 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-frame-clock.c
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@ typedef enum _ClutterFrameClockState
   CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_INIT,
   CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE,
   CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED,
-  CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING,
-  CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED,
+  CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PRESENTING,
 } ClutterFrameClockState;
 
 struct _ClutterFrameClock
@@ -204,8 +203,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_notify_presented (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED:
       g_warn_if_reached ();
       break;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PRESENTING:
       frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
       maybe_reschedule_update (frame_clock);
       break;
@@ -292,8 +290,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_inhibit (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
           frame_clock->pending_reschedule = TRUE;
           frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
           break;
-        case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-        case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+        case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PRESENTING:
           break;
         }
 
@@ -332,8 +329,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_schedule_update_now (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
       break;
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED:
       return;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PRESENTING:
       frame_clock->pending_reschedule = TRUE;
       frame_clock->pending_reschedule_now = TRUE;
       return;
@@ -370,8 +366,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_schedule_update (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock)
       break;
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED:
       return;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PRESENTING:
       frame_clock->pending_reschedule = TRUE;
       return;
     }
@@ -393,7 +388,7 @@ clutter_frame_clock_dispatch (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
 
   g_source_set_ready_time (frame_clock->source, -1);
 
-  frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING;
+  frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PRESENTING;
 
   frame_count = frame_clock->frame_count++;
 
@@ -420,19 +415,19 @@ clutter_frame_clock_dispatch (ClutterFrameClock *frame_clock,
   switch (frame_clock->state)
     {
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_INIT:
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED:
       g_warn_if_reached ();
       break;
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE:
+      /* Presentation completed synchronously in the above listener */
     case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_SCHEDULED:
       break;
-    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_DISPATCHING:
+    case CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PRESENTING:
       switch (result)
         {
         case CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_PENDING_PRESENTED:
-          frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_PENDING_PRESENTED;
           break;
         case CLUTTER_FRAME_RESULT_IDLE:
+          /* The frame was aborted; nothing to paint/present */
           frame_clock->state = CLUTTER_FRAME_CLOCK_STATE_IDLE;
           maybe_reschedule_update (frame_clock);
           break;