diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 8e70e528..1a656172 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ bool wlr_drm_renderer_init(struct wlr_drm_renderer *renderer, int fd) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	if (!wlr_egl_init(&renderer->egl, EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_MESA, renderer->gbm)) {
+	if (!wlr_egl_init(&renderer->egl, EGL_PLATFORM_GBM_MESA,
+			GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, renderer->gbm)) {
 		gbm_device_destroy(renderer->gbm);
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/backend/wayland/backend.c b/backend/wayland/backend.c
index 264ce338..e57f3583 100644
--- a/backend/wayland/backend.c
+++ b/backend/wayland/backend.c
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ static bool wlr_wl_backend_start(struct wlr_backend *_backend) {
 	}
 
 	backend->started = true;
+
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < backend->requested_outputs; ++i) {
 		wlr_wl_output_create(&backend->backend);
 	}
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ struct wlr_backend *wlr_wl_backend_create(struct wl_display *display) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	wlr_egl_init(&backend->egl, EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_EXT, backend->remote_display);
+	wlr_egl_init(&backend->egl, EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_EXT, WL_SHM_FORMAT_ARGB8888, backend->remote_display);
 	wlr_egl_bind_display(&backend->egl, backend->local_display);
 
 	return &backend->backend;
diff --git a/include/wlr/egl.h b/include/wlr/egl.h
index b37317a5..25329175 100644
--- a/include/wlr/egl.h
+++ b/include/wlr/egl.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ struct wlr_egl {
  *  Initializes an egl context for the given platform and remote display.
  * Will attempt to load all possibly required api functions.
  */
-bool wlr_egl_init(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLenum platform, void *display);
+bool wlr_egl_init(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLenum platform, EGLint visual_id, void *display);
 
 /**
  * Frees all related egl resources, makes the context not-current and
diff --git a/render/egl.c b/render/egl.c
index 048626ba..82dea50c 100644
--- a/render/egl.c
+++ b/render/egl.c
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 #include <EGL/egl.h>
 #include <EGL/eglext.h>
 #include <GLES2/gl2.h>
-#include <gbm.h> // GBM_FORMAT_XRGB8888
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <wlr/util/log.h>
 #include <wlr/egl.h>
@@ -68,7 +67,7 @@ static bool egl_exts(struct wlr_egl *egl) {
 	return true;
 }
 
-static bool egl_get_config(EGLDisplay disp, EGLConfig *out, EGLenum platform) {
+static bool egl_get_config(EGLDisplay disp, EGLConfig *out, EGLint visual_id) {
 	EGLint count = 0, matched = 0, ret;
 
 	ret = eglGetConfigs(disp, NULL, 0, &count);
@@ -86,21 +85,13 @@ static bool egl_get_config(EGLDisplay disp, EGLConfig *out, EGLenum platform) {
 	}
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < matched; ++i) {
-		EGLint gbm_format;
-
-		if (platform == EGL_PLATFORM_WAYLAND_EXT) {
-			*out = configs[i];
-			return true;
-		}
-
-		if (!eglGetConfigAttrib(disp,
-					configs[i],
-					EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID,
-					&gbm_format)) {
+		EGLint visual;
+		if (!eglGetConfigAttrib(disp, configs[i],
+				EGL_NATIVE_VISUAL_ID, &visual)) {
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (gbm_format == GBM_FORMAT_ARGB8888) {
+		if (visual == visual_id) {
 			*out = configs[i];
 			return true;
 		}
@@ -110,7 +101,7 @@ static bool egl_get_config(EGLDisplay disp, EGLConfig *out, EGLenum platform) {
 	return false;
 }
 
-bool wlr_egl_init(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLenum platform,
+bool wlr_egl_init(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLenum platform, EGLint visual_id,
 		void *remote_display) {
 	if (!egl_exts(egl)) {
 		return false;
@@ -133,7 +124,7 @@ bool wlr_egl_init(struct wlr_egl *egl, EGLenum platform,
 		goto error;
 	}
 
-	if (!egl_get_config(egl->display, &egl->config, platform)) {
+	if (!egl_get_config(egl->display, &egl->config, visual_id)) {
 		wlr_log(L_ERROR, "Failed to get EGL config");
 		goto error;
 	}