diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
index dab51e1d9..d99172241 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.c
@@ -1154,7 +1154,7 @@ xwl_glamor_gbm_init_main_dev(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
     return TRUE;
 }
 
-static Bool
+Bool
 xwl_glamor_gbm_init_egl(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
 {
     struct xwl_gbm_private *xwl_gbm = xwl_gbm_get(xwl_screen);
@@ -1301,7 +1301,6 @@ xwl_glamor_init_gbm(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
     dixSetPrivate(&xwl_screen->screen->devPrivates, &xwl_gbm_private_key,
                   xwl_gbm);
 
-    xwl_screen->gbm_backend.init_egl = xwl_glamor_gbm_init_egl;
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.init_screen = xwl_glamor_gbm_init_screen;
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.get_wl_buffer_for_pixmap = xwl_glamor_gbm_get_wl_buffer_for_pixmap;
     xwl_screen->gbm_backend.check_flip = NULL;
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.h b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.h
index 125d8a1b5..6371f2de8 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.h
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor-gbm.h
@@ -36,5 +36,6 @@
 
 void xwl_glamor_init_gbm(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
 Bool xwl_glamor_has_wl_drm(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
+Bool xwl_glamor_gbm_init_egl(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen);
 
 #endif /* XWAYLAND_GLAMOR_GBM_H */
diff --git a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
index d518bfb90..7461dd1ce 100644
--- a/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
+++ b/hw/xwayland/xwayland-glamor.c
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ xwl_glamor_init(struct xwl_screen *xwl_screen)
         return FALSE;
     }
 
-    if (!xwl_screen->egl_backend->init_egl(xwl_screen)) {
+    if (!xwl_glamor_gbm_init_egl(xwl_screen)) {
         ErrorF("EGL setup failed, disabling glamor\n");
         return FALSE;
     }