diff --git a/src/compositor/cogl-utils.c b/src/compositor/cogl-utils.c
index 095c5340b..0b9987a71 100644
--- a/src/compositor/cogl-utils.c
+++ b/src/compositor/cogl-utils.c
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ meta_create_texture_pipeline (CoglContext *cogl_context,
  * meta_create_texture:
  * @width: width of the texture to create
  * @height: height of the texture to create
- * @components; components to store in the texture (color or alpha)
+ * @ctx: A #CoglContext
+ * @components: components to store in the texture (color or alpha)
  * @flags: flags that affect the allocation behavior
  *
  * Creates a texture of the given size with the specified components
@@ -82,13 +83,12 @@ meta_create_texture_pipeline (CoglContext *cogl_context,
  * be as small as 2048x2048 on reasonably current systems.
  */
 CoglTexture *
-meta_create_texture (int                   width,
-                     int                   height,
-                     CoglTextureComponents components,
-                     MetaTextureFlags      flags)
+meta_create_texture (int                    width,
+                     int                    height,
+                     CoglContext           *ctx,
+                     CoglTextureComponents  components,
+                     MetaTextureFlags       flags)
 {
-  ClutterBackend *backend = clutter_get_default_backend ();
-  CoglContext *ctx = clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
   CoglTexture *texture;
 
   texture = cogl_texture_2d_new_with_size (ctx, width, height);
diff --git a/src/compositor/cogl-utils.h b/src/compositor/cogl-utils.h
index eec514960..19b9680d8 100644
--- a/src/compositor/cogl-utils.h
+++ b/src/compositor/cogl-utils.h
@@ -31,8 +31,9 @@ typedef enum
   META_TEXTURE_ALLOW_SLICING = 1 << 1
 } MetaTextureFlags;
 
-CoglTexture *meta_create_texture (int                   width,
-                                  int                   height,
-                                  CoglTextureComponents components,
-                                  MetaTextureFlags      flags);
+CoglTexture * meta_create_texture (int                    width,
+                                   int                    height,
+                                   CoglContext           *cogl_context,
+                                   CoglTextureComponents  components,
+                                   MetaTextureFlags       flags);
 
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-background-image.c b/src/compositor/meta-background-image.c
index 508a63440..59e43bd9a 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-background-image.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-background-image.c
@@ -157,6 +157,8 @@ file_loaded (GObject      *source_object,
              GAsyncResult *result,
              gpointer      user_data)
 {
+  ClutterBackend *backend = clutter_get_default_backend ();
+  CoglContext *ctx = clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
   MetaBackgroundImage *image = META_BACKGROUND_IMAGE (source_object);
   g_autoptr (GError) error = NULL;
   g_autoptr (GError) local_error = NULL;
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ file_loaded (GObject      *source_object,
   pixels = gdk_pixbuf_get_pixels (pixbuf);
   has_alpha = gdk_pixbuf_get_has_alpha (pixbuf);
 
-  texture = meta_create_texture (width, height,
+  texture = meta_create_texture (width, height, ctx,
                                  has_alpha ? COGL_TEXTURE_COMPONENTS_RGBA : COGL_TEXTURE_COMPONENTS_RGB,
                                  META_TEXTURE_ALLOW_SLICING);
 
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-background.c b/src/compositor/meta-background.c
index ef7d783da..37e61e4f9 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-background.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-background.c
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ ensure_wallpaper_texture (MetaBackground *self,
       GError *catch_error = NULL;
       CoglPipeline *pipeline;
 
-      self->wallpaper_texture = meta_create_texture (width, height,
+      self->wallpaper_texture = meta_create_texture (width, height, cogl_context,
                                                      COGL_TEXTURE_COMPONENTS_RGBA,
                                                      META_TEXTURE_FLAGS_NONE);
       offscreen = cogl_offscreen_new_with_texture (self->wallpaper_texture);
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ meta_background_get_texture (MetaBackground       *self,
 
           monitor->texture = meta_create_texture (texture_width,
                                                   texture_height,
+                                                  cogl_context,
                                                   COGL_TEXTURE_COMPONENTS_RGBA,
                                                   META_TEXTURE_FLAGS_NONE);
           offscreen = cogl_offscreen_new_with_texture (monitor->texture);