diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
index 32dee99c8..946cf65f6 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast-stream-src.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ on_stream_add_buffer (void             *data,
     {
       dmabuf_handle =
         meta_screen_cast_create_dma_buf_handle (screen_cast,
+                                                COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRX_8888,
                                                 priv->video_format.size.width,
                                                 priv->video_format.size.height);
     }
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
index 8825e27a4..709e54917 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.c
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ meta_screen_cast_disable_dma_bufs (MetaScreenCast *screen_cast)
 }
 
 CoglDmaBufHandle *
-meta_screen_cast_create_dma_buf_handle (MetaScreenCast *screen_cast,
-                                        int             width,
-                                        int             height)
+meta_screen_cast_create_dma_buf_handle (MetaScreenCast  *screen_cast,
+                                        CoglPixelFormat  format,
+                                        int              width,
+                                        int              height)
 {
   MetaDbusSessionManager *session_manager =
     META_DBUS_SESSION_MANAGER (screen_cast);
@@ -79,7 +80,7 @@ meta_screen_cast_create_dma_buf_handle (MetaScreenCast *screen_cast,
     return NULL;
 
   dmabuf_handle = cogl_renderer_create_dma_buf (cogl_renderer,
-                                                COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_BGRX_8888,
+                                                format,
                                                 width, height,
                                                 &error);
   if (!dmabuf_handle)
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.h b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.h
index 6a314783c..c9bc712b0 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-screen-cast.h
@@ -53,8 +53,9 @@ MetaBackend * meta_screen_cast_get_backend (MetaScreenCast *screen_cast);
 
 void meta_screen_cast_disable_dma_bufs (MetaScreenCast *screen_cast);
 
-CoglDmaBufHandle * meta_screen_cast_create_dma_buf_handle (MetaScreenCast *screen_cast,
-                                                           int             width,
-                                                           int             height);
+CoglDmaBufHandle * meta_screen_cast_create_dma_buf_handle (MetaScreenCast  *screen_cast,
+                                                           CoglPixelFormat  format,
+                                                           int              width,
+                                                           int              height);
 
 MetaScreenCast * meta_screen_cast_new (MetaBackend *backend);