diff --git a/include/wlr/render/egl.h b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
index 3f437553..3facd87d 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ struct wlr_egl {
 	EGLConfig config; // may be EGL_NO_CONFIG
 	EGLContext context;
 	EGLDeviceEXT device; // may be EGL_NO_DEVICE_EXT
+	struct gbm_device *gbm_device;
 
 	struct {
 		// Display extensions
diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index af6d6892..4cc117c8 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <gbm.h>
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <wlr/util/region.h>
@@ -487,6 +488,10 @@ void wlr_egl_destroy(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	eglTerminate(egl->display);
 	eglReleaseThread();
 
+	if (egl->gbm_device) {
+		gbm_device_destroy(egl->gbm_device);
+	}
+
 	free(egl);
 }
 
diff --git a/render/wlr_renderer.c b/render/wlr_renderer.c
index 94ec63ec..7ce86695 100644
--- a/render/wlr_renderer.c
+++ b/render/wlr_renderer.c
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #include <assert.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <gbm.h>
 #include <wlr/render/egl.h>
 #include <wlr/render/gles2.h>
 #include <wlr/render/interface.h>