diff --git a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
index 16a5b69c4..b3ce11fd1 100644
--- a/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
+++ b/wgpu-core/src/instance.rs
@@ -498,7 +498,7 @@ impl Global {
 
             let id = self
                 .surfaces
-                .prepare(wgt::Backend::Empty, id_in) // No specific backend for Surface, since it's not specific.
+                .prepare(Backend::Empty, id_in) // No specific backend for Surface, since it's not specific.
                 .assign(Arc::new(surface));
             Ok(id)
         }