diff --git a/backend/drm/backend.c b/backend/drm/backend.c
index af2619ff..87a4f708 100644
--- a/backend/drm/backend.c
+++ b/backend/drm/backend.c
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@ static void wlr_drm_backend_destroy(struct wlr_backend *backend) {
 
 	wlr_drm_restore_outputs(drm);
 
-	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn;
-	wl_list_for_each(conn, &drm->outputs, link) {
+	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn, *next;
+	wl_list_for_each_safe(conn, next, &drm->outputs, link) {
 		wlr_output_destroy(&conn->output);
 	}
 
diff --git a/backend/drm/drm.c b/backend/drm/drm.c
index 08e6296b..dd247998 100644
--- a/backend/drm/drm.c
+++ b/backend/drm/drm.c
@@ -645,6 +645,7 @@ static void wlr_drm_connector_destroy(struct wlr_output *output) {
 	struct wlr_drm_connector *conn = (struct wlr_drm_connector *)output;
 	wlr_drm_connector_cleanup(conn);
 	wl_event_source_remove(conn->retry_pageflip);
+	wl_list_remove(&conn->link);
 	free(conn);
 }
 
@@ -823,6 +824,7 @@ void wlr_drm_scan_connectors(struct wlr_drm_backend *drm) {
 
 		drmModeFreeCrtc(conn->old_crtc);
 		wl_event_source_remove(conn->retry_pageflip);
+		wl_list_remove(&conn->link);
 		free(conn);
 	}
 }