diff --git a/dix/dix_priv.h b/dix/dix_priv.h
index ed0273dc1..44229bc08 100644
--- a/dix/dix_priv.h
+++ b/dix/dix_priv.h
@@ -263,4 +263,6 @@ void SetCriticalEvent(int event);
 
 void dixFreeScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen);
 
+void dixFreeAllScreens(void);
+
 #endif /* _XSERVER_DIX_PRIV_H */
diff --git a/dix/main.c b/dix/main.c
index 1347ea5d4..5dbee7fdb 100644
--- a/dix/main.c
+++ b/dix/main.c
@@ -314,20 +314,8 @@ dix_main(int argc, char *argv[], char *envp[])
             screenInfo.screens[i]->root = NullWindow;
 
         CloseDownDevices();
-
         CloseDownEvents();
-
-        for (i = screenInfo.numGPUScreens - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            dixFreeScreen(screenInfo.gpuscreens[i]);
-            screenInfo.numGPUScreens = i;
-        }
-        memset(&screenInfo.numGPUScreens, 0, sizeof(screenInfo.numGPUScreens));
-
-        for (i = screenInfo.numScreens - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
-            dixFreeScreen(screenInfo.screens[i]);
-            screenInfo.numScreens = i;
-        }
-        memset(&screenInfo.screens, 0, sizeof(screenInfo.numGPUScreens));
+        dixFreeAllScreens();
 
         ReleaseClientIds(serverClient);
         dixFreePrivates(serverClient->devPrivates, PRIVATE_CLIENT);
diff --git a/dix/screen.c b/dix/screen.c
index c6fdfa3dc..fa5ff7d6c 100644
--- a/dix/screen.c
+++ b/dix/screen.c
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 #include "include/screenint.h"
 #include "include/scrnintstr.h"
 
-void dixFreeScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen)
+static void dixFreeScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen)
 {
     if (!pScreen)
         return;
@@ -21,3 +21,18 @@ void dixFreeScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen)
     dixFreePrivates(pScreen->devPrivates, PRIVATE_SCREEN);
     free(pScreen);
 }
+
+void dixFreeAllScreens(void)
+{
+    for (int i = screenInfo.numGPUScreens - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        dixFreeScreen(screenInfo.gpuscreens[i]);
+        screenInfo.numGPUScreens = i;
+    }
+    memset(&screenInfo.numGPUScreens, 0, sizeof(screenInfo.numGPUScreens));
+
+    for (int i = screenInfo.numScreens - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
+        dixFreeScreen(screenInfo.screens[i]);
+        screenInfo.numScreens = i;
+    }
+    memset(&screenInfo.screens, 0, sizeof(screenInfo.numGPUScreens));
+}