diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
index 20abf9186..812811f6d 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.c
@@ -124,26 +124,6 @@ meta_backend_native_create_clutter_backend (MetaBackend    *backend,
   return CLUTTER_BACKEND (meta_clutter_backend_native_new (backend, context));
 }
 
-static const char *
-get_seat_id (MetaBackendNative *backend_native)
-{
-  MetaBackendNativePrivate *priv =
-    meta_backend_native_get_instance_private (backend_native);
-  MetaLauncher *launcher =
-    meta_backend_get_launcher (META_BACKEND (backend_native));
-
-  switch (priv->mode)
-    {
-    case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_DEFAULT:
-    case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_TEST_VKMS:
-      return meta_launcher_get_seat_id (launcher);
-    case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_HEADLESS:
-    case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_TEST_HEADLESS:
-      return "seat0";
-    }
-  g_assert_not_reached ();
-}
-
 static ClutterSeat *
 meta_backend_native_create_default_seat (MetaBackend  *backend,
                                          GError      **error)
@@ -153,17 +133,18 @@ meta_backend_native_create_default_seat (MetaBackend  *backend,
     meta_backend_native_get_instance_private (backend_native);
   ClutterContext *clutter_context =
     meta_backend_get_clutter_context (backend);
+  MetaLauncher *launcher = meta_backend_get_launcher (backend);
   const char *seat_id = NULL;
   MetaSeatNativeFlag flags = META_SEAT_NATIVE_FLAG_NONE;
 
   switch (priv->mode)
     {
     case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_DEFAULT:
-      seat_id = get_seat_id (backend_native);
+      seat_id = meta_launcher_get_seat_id (launcher);
       break;
     case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_HEADLESS:
     case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_TEST_HEADLESS:
-      seat_id = get_seat_id (backend_native);
+      seat_id = META_BACKEND_HEADLESS_INPUT_SEAT;
       flags = META_SEAT_NATIVE_FLAG_NO_LIBINPUT;
       break;
     case META_BACKEND_NATIVE_MODE_TEST_VKMS:
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.h b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.h
index 00ff86419..19e14f933 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-backend-native.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include "backends/native/meta-clutter-backend-native.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-kms-types.h"
 
+#define META_BACKEND_HEADLESS_INPUT_SEAT "meta-headless-seat0"
 #define META_BACKEND_TEST_INPUT_SEAT "meta-test-seat0"
 
 #define META_TYPE_BACKEND_NATIVE (meta_backend_native_get_type ())