diff --git a/backend/drm/atomic.c b/backend/drm/atomic.c
index 530ee2545..60f20e031 100644
--- a/backend/drm/atomic.c
+++ b/backend/drm/atomic.c
@@ -95,15 +95,14 @@ static void atomic_add(struct atomic *atom, uint32_t id, uint32_t prop, uint64_t
 	}
 }
 
-bool create_mode_blob(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
-		struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
+bool create_mode_blob(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
 		const struct wlr_drm_connector_state *state, uint32_t *blob_id) {
 	if (!state->active) {
 		*blob_id = 0;
 		return true;
 	}
 
-	if (drmModeCreatePropertyBlob(drm->fd, &state->mode,
+	if (drmModeCreatePropertyBlob(conn->backend->fd, &state->mode,
 			sizeof(drmModeModeInfo), blob_id)) {
 		wlr_log_errno(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to create mode property blob");
 		return false;
@@ -270,7 +269,7 @@ static bool atomic_crtc_commit(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
 
 	uint32_t mode_id = crtc->mode_id;
 	if (modeset) {
-		if (!create_mode_blob(drm, conn, state, &mode_id)) {
+		if (!create_mode_blob(conn, state, &mode_id)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
index c877e7b85..a39f2493d 100644
--- a/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
+++ b/backend/drm/libliftoff.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static bool crtc_commit(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
 
 	uint32_t mode_id = crtc->mode_id;
 	if (modeset) {
-		if (!create_mode_blob(drm, conn, state, &mode_id)) {
+		if (!create_mode_blob(conn, state, &mode_id)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/include/backend/drm/iface.h b/include/backend/drm/iface.h
index dbe4c9086..2a90c4b50 100644
--- a/include/backend/drm/iface.h
+++ b/include/backend/drm/iface.h
@@ -31,8 +31,7 @@ extern const struct wlr_drm_interface liftoff_iface;
 bool drm_legacy_crtc_set_gamma(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 	struct wlr_drm_crtc *crtc, size_t size, uint16_t *lut);
 
-bool create_mode_blob(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
-	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
+bool create_mode_blob(struct wlr_drm_connector *conn,
 	const struct wlr_drm_connector_state *state, uint32_t *blob_id);
 bool create_gamma_lut_blob(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm,
 	size_t size, const uint16_t *lut, uint32_t *blob_id);