diff --git a/internal/buffered/image.go b/internal/buffered/image.go
index 9a9e9cde6..a359722aa 100644
--- a/internal/buffered/image.go
+++ b/internal/buffered/image.go
@@ -127,11 +127,12 @@ func (i *Image) At(x, y int) (r, g, b, a byte, err error) {
 	if needsToDelayCommands {
 		panic("buffered: the command queue is not available yet at At")
 	}
+	// If there are pixels that needs to be resolved, use this rather than resolving. Resolving pixels needs
+	// to access GPU and is expensive (#1137).
 	if i.pixels != nil {
 		idx := i.width*y + x
 		return i.pixels[4*idx], i.pixels[4*idx+1], i.pixels[4*idx+2], i.pixels[4*idx+3], nil
 	}
-	i.resolvePendingPixels(true)
 	return i.img.At(x, y)
 }