diff --git a/include/wlr/types/wlr_keyboard.h b/include/wlr/types/wlr_keyboard.h
index b37797c8..c67cc4c2 100644
--- a/include/wlr/types/wlr_keyboard.h
+++ b/include/wlr/types/wlr_keyboard.h
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ struct wlr_keyboard {
 
 	uint32_t keycodes[WLR_KEYBOARD_KEYS_CAP];
 	size_t num_keycodes;
-	struct wlr_keyboard_modifiers *modifiers;
+	struct wlr_keyboard_modifiers modifiers;
 
 	struct {
 		int32_t rate;
diff --git a/rootston/keyboard.c b/rootston/keyboard.c
index 09adea5a..f1123599 100644
--- a/rootston/keyboard.c
+++ b/rootston/keyboard.c
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ void roots_keyboard_handle_modifiers(struct roots_keyboard *r_keyboard) {
 	struct wlr_seat *seat = r_keyboard->seat->seat;
 	wlr_seat_set_keyboard(seat, r_keyboard->device);
 	wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_modifiers(seat,
-		r_keyboard->device->keyboard->modifiers);
+		&r_keyboard->device->keyboard->modifiers);
 }
 
 static void keyboard_config_merge(struct roots_keyboard_config *config,
diff --git a/rootston/seat.c b/rootston/seat.c
index ed58e294..1a0e6253 100644
--- a/rootston/seat.c
+++ b/rootston/seat.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ void roots_seat_set_focus(struct roots_seat *seat, struct roots_view *view) {
 	if (keyboard != NULL) {
 		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->seat, view->wlr_surface,
 			keyboard->keycodes, keyboard->num_keycodes,
-			keyboard->modifiers);
+			&keyboard->modifiers);
 	} else {
 		wlr_seat_keyboard_notify_enter(seat->seat, view->wlr_surface,
 			NULL, 0, NULL);
diff --git a/types/wlr_keyboard.c b/types/wlr_keyboard.c
index 5a90e6b2..b0dc97aa 100644
--- a/types/wlr_keyboard.c
+++ b/types/wlr_keyboard.c
@@ -42,17 +42,17 @@ static bool keyboard_modifier_update(struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard) {
 		XKB_STATE_MODS_LOCKED);
 	xkb_mod_mask_t group = xkb_state_serialize_layout(keyboard->xkb_state,
 		XKB_STATE_LAYOUT_EFFECTIVE);
-	if (depressed == keyboard->modifiers->depressed &&
-			latched == keyboard->modifiers->latched &&
-			locked == keyboard->modifiers->locked &&
-			group == keyboard->modifiers->group) {
+	if (depressed == keyboard->modifiers.depressed &&
+			latched == keyboard->modifiers.latched &&
+			locked == keyboard->modifiers.locked &&
+			group == keyboard->modifiers.group) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	keyboard->modifiers->depressed = depressed;
-	keyboard->modifiers->latched = latched;
-	keyboard->modifiers->locked = locked;
-	keyboard->modifiers->group = group;
+	keyboard->modifiers.depressed = depressed;
+	keyboard->modifiers.latched = latched;
+	keyboard->modifiers.locked = locked;
+	keyboard->modifiers.group = group;
 
 	return true;
 }
@@ -138,7 +138,6 @@ void wlr_keyboard_notify_key(struct wlr_keyboard *keyboard,
 void wlr_keyboard_init(struct wlr_keyboard *kb,
 		struct wlr_keyboard_impl *impl) {
 	kb->impl = impl;
-	kb->modifiers = calloc(1, sizeof(struct wlr_keyboard_modifiers));
 	wl_signal_init(&kb->events.key);
 	wl_signal_init(&kb->events.modifiers);
 	wl_signal_init(&kb->events.keymap);
@@ -161,7 +160,6 @@ void wlr_keyboard_destroy(struct wlr_keyboard *kb) {
 	xkb_state_unref(kb->xkb_state);
 	xkb_keymap_unref(kb->keymap);
 	close(kb->keymap_fd);
-	free(kb->modifiers);
 	free(kb);
 }
 
@@ -259,7 +257,7 @@ void wlr_keyboard_set_repeat_info(struct wlr_keyboard *kb, int32_t rate,
 }
 
 uint32_t wlr_keyboard_get_modifiers(struct wlr_keyboard *kb) {
-	xkb_mod_mask_t mask = kb->modifiers->depressed | kb->modifiers->latched;
+	xkb_mod_mask_t mask = kb->modifiers.depressed | kb->modifiers.latched;
 	uint32_t modifiers = 0;
 	for (size_t i = 0; i < WLR_MODIFIER_COUNT; ++i) {
 		if (kb->mod_indexes[i] != XKB_MOD_INVALID &&
diff --git a/types/wlr_seat.c b/types/wlr_seat.c
index 4378675c..019cb567 100644
--- a/types/wlr_seat.c
+++ b/types/wlr_seat.c
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ void wlr_seat_set_keyboard(struct wlr_seat *seat,
 			seat_client_send_repeat_info(client, keyboard);
 		}
 
-		wlr_seat_keyboard_send_modifiers(seat, keyboard->modifiers);
+		wlr_seat_keyboard_send_modifiers(seat, &keyboard->modifiers);
 	} else {
 		seat->keyboard_state.keyboard = NULL;
 	}