diff --git a/include/render/egl.h b/include/render/egl.h
index 7d593f69..191293bf 100644
--- a/include/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/render/egl.h
@@ -11,10 +11,11 @@ struct wlr_egl_context {
 };
 
 /**
- * Initializes an EGL context for the given platform and remote display.
- * Will attempt to load all possibly required api functions.
+ * Initializes an EGL context for the given DRM FD.
+ *
+ * Will attempt to load all possibly required API functions.
  */
-struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create(EGLenum platform, void *remote_display);
+struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd);
 
 /**
  * Frees all related EGL resources, makes the context not-current and
diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index 7f88880c..b01f7d54 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ out:
 	free(formats);
 }
 
-struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create(EGLenum platform, void *remote_display) {
+struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
 	struct wlr_egl *egl = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_egl));
 	if (egl == NULL) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Allocation failed");
@@ -173,11 +173,9 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create(EGLenum platform, void *remote_display) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	if (platform == EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR) {
-		if (!check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_KHR_platform_gbm")) {
-			wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "EGL_KHR_platform_gbm not supported");
-			return NULL;
-		}
+	if (!check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_KHR_platform_gbm")) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "EGL_KHR_platform_gbm not supported");
+		return NULL;
 	}
 
 	if (!check_egl_ext(client_exts_str, "EGL_EXT_platform_base")) {
@@ -206,8 +204,14 @@ struct wlr_egl *wlr_egl_create(EGLenum platform, void *remote_display) {
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	egl->display = egl->procs.eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT(platform,
-		remote_display, NULL);
+	egl->gbm_device = gbm_create_device(drm_fd);
+	if (!egl->gbm_device) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create GBM device");
+		goto error;
+	}
+
+	egl->display = egl->procs.eglGetPlatformDisplayEXT(EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR,
+		egl->gbm_device, NULL);
 	if (egl->display == EGL_NO_DISPLAY) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create EGL display");
 		goto error;
diff --git a/render/gles2/renderer.c b/render/gles2/renderer.c
index e0534749..9bfaebd7 100644
--- a/render/gles2/renderer.c
+++ b/render/gles2/renderer.c
@@ -733,21 +733,12 @@ extern const GLchar tex_fragment_src_rgbx[];
 extern const GLchar tex_fragment_src_external[];
 
 struct wlr_renderer *wlr_gles2_renderer_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd) {
-	struct gbm_device *gbm_device = gbm_create_device(drm_fd);
-	if (!gbm_device) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create GBM device");
-		return NULL;
-	}
-
-	struct wlr_egl *egl = wlr_egl_create(EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_KHR, gbm_device);
+	struct wlr_egl *egl = wlr_egl_create_with_drm_fd(drm_fd);
 	if (egl == NULL) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Could not initialize EGL");
-		gbm_device_destroy(gbm_device);
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
-	egl->gbm_device = gbm_device;
-
 	struct wlr_renderer *renderer = wlr_gles2_renderer_create(egl);
 	if (!renderer) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to create GLES2 renderer");