diff --git a/examples/output-layers.c b/examples/output-layers.c
index d4a45d5b..535b9f5f 100644
--- a/examples/output-layers.c
+++ b/examples/output-layers.c
@@ -82,10 +82,13 @@ static void output_handle_frame(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		};
 	}
 
-	wlr_output_set_layers(output->wlr_output, layers_arr.data,
-		layers_arr.size / sizeof(struct wlr_output_layer_state));
+	struct wlr_output_state output_state = {
+		.committed = WLR_OUTPUT_STATE_LAYERS,
+		.layers = layers_arr.data,
+		.layers_len = layers_arr.size / sizeof(struct wlr_output_layer_state),
+	};
 
-	if (!wlr_output_test(output->wlr_output)) {
+	if (!wlr_output_test_state(output->wlr_output, &output_state)) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "wlr_output_test() failed");
 		return;
 	}
@@ -93,7 +96,6 @@ static void output_handle_frame(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	int width, height;
 	wlr_output_effective_resolution(output->wlr_output, &width, &height);
 
-	struct wlr_output_state output_state = {0};
 	struct wlr_render_pass *pass = wlr_output_begin_render_pass(output->wlr_output, &output_state,
 		NULL, NULL);