diff --git a/include/aquamarine/allocator/GBM.hpp b/include/aquamarine/allocator/GBM.hpp
index 5033187..3f1af0b 100644
--- a/include/aquamarine/allocator/GBM.hpp
+++ b/include/aquamarine/allocator/GBM.hpp
@@ -64,5 +64,6 @@ namespace Aquamarine {
         std::string drmName              = "";
 
         friend class CGBMBuffer;
+        friend class CDRMRenderer;
     };
 };
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp b/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp
index db5ca79..5babad2 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/DRM.cpp
@@ -475,14 +475,15 @@ bool Aquamarine::CDRMBackend::initMgpu() {
     if (!primary)
         return true;
 
-    mgpu.allocator = CGBMAllocator::create(backend->reopenDRMNode(gpu->fd), backend);
+    auto newAllocator = CGBMAllocator::create(backend->reopenDRMNode(gpu->fd), backend);
+    mgpu.allocator    = newAllocator;
 
     if (!mgpu.allocator) {
         backend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "drm: initMgpu: no allocator");
         return false;
     }
 
-    mgpu.renderer = CDRMRenderer::attempt(gpu->fd, backend.lock());
+    mgpu.renderer = CDRMRenderer::attempt(newAllocator, backend.lock());
 
     if (!mgpu.renderer) {
         backend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "drm: initMgpu: no renderer");
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp
index 7ce9e7a..663a63f 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "Shared.hpp"
 #include "FormatUtils.hpp"
 #include <xf86drm.h>
+#include <aquamarine/allocator/GBM.hpp>
 
 using namespace Aquamarine;
 using namespace Hyprutils::Memory;
@@ -93,39 +94,6 @@ void main() {
     gl_FragColor = texture2D(texture0, v_texcoord);
 })#";
 
-// ------------------- gbm stuff
-
-static int openRenderNode(int drmFd) {
-    auto renderName = drmGetRenderDeviceNameFromFd(drmFd);
-    if (!renderName) {
-        // This can happen on split render/display platforms, fallback to
-        // primary node
-        renderName = drmGetPrimaryDeviceNameFromFd(drmFd);
-        if (!renderName) {
-            gBackend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "drmRenderer: drmGetPrimaryDeviceNameFromFd failed");
-            return -1;
-        }
-        gBackend->log(AQ_LOG_WARNING, std::format("DRM dev {} has no render node, falling back to primary", renderName));
-
-        drmVersion* render_version = drmGetVersion(drmFd);
-        if (render_version && render_version->name) {
-            if (strcmp(render_version->name, "evdi") == 0) {
-                free(renderName);
-                renderName = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char) * 15);
-                strcpy(renderName, "/dev/dri/card0");
-            }
-            drmFreeVersion(render_version);
-        }
-    }
-
-    int renderFD = open(renderName, O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC);
-    if (renderFD < 0)
-        gBackend->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, std::format("openRenderNode failed to open drm device {}", renderName));
-
-    free(renderName);
-    return renderFD;
-}
-
 // ------------------- egl stuff
 
 inline void loadGLProc(void* pProc, const char* name) {
@@ -228,9 +196,9 @@ bool CDRMRenderer::initDRMFormats() {
     return true;
 }
 
-SP<CDRMRenderer> CDRMRenderer::attempt(int drmfd, SP<CBackend> backend_) {
+SP<CDRMRenderer> CDRMRenderer::attempt(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CGBMAllocator> allocator_, SP<CBackend> backend_) {
     SP<CDRMRenderer> renderer = SP<CDRMRenderer>(new CDRMRenderer());
-    renderer->drmFD           = drmfd;
+    renderer->drmFD           = allocator_->drmFD();
     renderer->backend         = backend_;
     gBackend                  = backend_;
 
@@ -241,20 +209,6 @@ SP<CDRMRenderer> CDRMRenderer::attempt(int drmfd, SP<CBackend> backend_) {
         return nullptr;
     }
 
-    // init gbm stuff
-
-    renderer->gbm.fd = openRenderNode(drmfd);
-    if (!renderer->gbm.fd) {
-        backend_->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "CDRMRenderer: fail, no gbm fd");
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
-    renderer->gbm.device = gbm_create_device(renderer->gbm.fd);
-    if (!renderer->gbm.device) {
-        backend_->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "CDRMRenderer: fail, no gbm device");
-        return nullptr;
-    }
-
     // init egl
 
     if (eglBindAPI(EGL_OPENGL_ES_API) == EGL_FALSE) {
@@ -291,7 +245,7 @@ SP<CDRMRenderer> CDRMRenderer::attempt(int drmfd, SP<CBackend> backend_) {
     }
 
     std::vector<EGLint> attrs = {EGL_NONE};
-    renderer->egl.display     = renderer->egl.eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT(EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR, renderer->gbm.device, attrs.data());
+    renderer->egl.display     = renderer->egl.eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT(EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR, allocator_->gbmDevice, attrs.data());
     if (renderer->egl.display == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {
         backend_->log(AQ_LOG_ERROR, "CDRMRenderer: fail, eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT failed");
         return nullptr;
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp
index 55d1420..7fe6840 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp
+++ b/src/backend/drm/Renderer.hpp
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@
 
 namespace Aquamarine {
 
+    class CGBMAllocator;
+
     struct SGLTex {
         EGLImage image  = nullptr;
         GLuint   texid  = 0;
@@ -38,7 +40,8 @@ namespace Aquamarine {
 
     class CDRMRenderer {
       public:
-        static Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CDRMRenderer> attempt(int drmfd, Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CBackend> backend_);
+        static Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CDRMRenderer> attempt(Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CGBMAllocator> allocator_,
+                                                                       Hyprutils::Memory::CSharedPointer<CBackend>      backend_);
 
         int                                                    drmFD = -1;
 
@@ -56,11 +59,6 @@ namespace Aquamarine {
             } shader, shaderExt;
         } gl;
 
-        struct {
-            int         fd     = -1;
-            gbm_device* device = nullptr;
-        } gbm;
-
         struct {
             EGLDisplay                                    display = nullptr;
             EGLContext                                    context = nullptr;