diff --git a/backend/drm/renderer.c b/backend/drm/renderer.c
index f06de1ee5..208d50fa9 100644
--- a/backend/drm/renderer.c
+++ b/backend/drm/renderer.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ bool wlr_drm_surface_init(struct wlr_drm_surface *surf,
 		gbm_surface_destroy(surf->gbm);
 	}
 	if (surf->egl) {
-		eglDestroySurface(surf->renderer->egl.display, surf->egl);
+		wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&surf->renderer->egl, surf->egl);
 	}
 
 	surf->gbm = gbm_surface_create(renderer->gbm, width, height,
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void wlr_drm_surface_finish(struct wlr_drm_surface *surf) {
 	}
 
 	if (surf->egl) {
-		eglDestroySurface(surf->renderer->egl.display, surf->egl);
+		wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&surf->renderer->egl, surf->egl);
 	}
 	if (surf->gbm) {
 		gbm_surface_destroy(surf->gbm);
diff --git a/backend/headless/output.c b/backend/headless/output.c
index 9c479cde7..4b748dbfc 100644
--- a/backend/headless/output.c
+++ b/backend/headless/output.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ static bool output_set_custom_mode(struct wlr_output *wlr_output, int32_t width,
 	}
 
 	if (output->egl_surface) {
-		eglDestroySurface(backend->egl.display, output->egl_surface);
+		wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&backend->egl, output->egl_surface);
 	}
 
 	output->egl_surface = egl_create_surface(&backend->egl, width, height);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ static void output_destroy(struct wlr_output *wlr_output) {
 
 	wl_event_source_remove(output->frame_timer);
 
-	eglDestroySurface(output->backend->egl.display, output->egl_surface);
+	wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&output->backend->egl, output->egl_surface);
 	free(output);
 }
 
diff --git a/backend/wayland/output.c b/backend/wayland/output.c
index c1fa638a6..9391f07fd 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/output.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/output.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static void wlr_wl_output_destroy(struct wlr_output *wlr_output) {
 		wl_callback_destroy(output->frame_callback);
 	}
 
-	eglDestroySurface(output->backend->egl.display, output->surface);
+	wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&output->backend->egl, output->egl_surface);
 	wl_egl_window_destroy(output->egl_window);
 	zxdg_toplevel_v6_destroy(output->xdg_toplevel);
 	zxdg_surface_v6_destroy(output->xdg_surface);
diff --git a/backend/x11/output.c b/backend/x11/output.c
index df4ff0435..77b4fb075 100644
--- a/backend/x11/output.c
+++ b/backend/x11/output.c
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ static void output_destroy(struct wlr_output *wlr_output) {
 
 	wl_list_remove(&output->link);
 	wl_event_source_remove(output->frame_timer);
-	eglDestroySurface(x11->egl.display, output->surf);
+	wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&x11->egl, output->surf);
 	xcb_destroy_window(x11->xcb_conn, output->win);
 	xcb_flush(x11->xcb_conn);
 	free(output);
diff --git a/examples/layer-shell.c b/examples/layer-shell.c
index d9deb7b08..ec25fe42f 100644
--- a/examples/layer-shell.c
+++ b/examples/layer-shell.c
@@ -188,9 +188,8 @@ static void xdg_popup_configure(void *data, struct xdg_popup *xdg_popup,
 	}
 }
 
-static void popup_destroy()
-{
-	eglDestroySurface(egl.display, popup_egl_surface);
+static void popup_destroy() {
+	wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&egl, popup_egl_surface);
 	wl_egl_window_destroy(popup_egl_window);
 	xdg_popup_destroy(popup);
 	wl_surface_destroy(popup_wl_surface);
@@ -262,7 +261,7 @@ static void layer_surface_configure(void *data,
 
 static void layer_surface_closed(void *data,
 		struct zwlr_layer_surface_v1 *surface) {
-	eglDestroySurface(egl.display, egl_surface);
+	wlr_egl_destroy_surface(&egl, egl_surface);
 	wl_egl_window_destroy(egl_window);
 	zwlr_layer_surface_v1_destroy(surface);
 	wl_surface_destroy(wl_surface);
diff --git a/include/wlr/render/egl.h b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
index 0b7f1dde5..57570ef9d 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/egl.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/egl.h
@@ -98,4 +98,6 @@ bool wlr_egl_is_current(struct wlr_egl *egl);
 bool wlr_egl_swap_buffers(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLSurface surface,
 	pixman_region32_t *damage);
 
+void wlr_egl_destroy_surface(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLSurface surface);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index b52682eaf..74ac17fdb 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -499,3 +499,7 @@ int wlr_egl_get_dmabuf_modifiers(struct wlr_egl *egl,
 	}
 	return num;
 }
+
+void wlr_egl_destroy_surface(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLSurface surface) {
+	eglDestroySurface(egl->display, surface);
+}