diff --git a/src/backends/meta-crtc.h b/src/backends/meta-crtc.h
index 0d12c5161..d9a47dc89 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-crtc.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-crtc.h
@@ -70,9 +70,6 @@ struct _MetaCrtc
   /* Used when changing configuration */
   gboolean is_dirty;
 
-  /* Used by cursor renderer backend */
-  void *cursor_renderer_private;
-
   gpointer driver_private;
   GDestroyNotify driver_notify;
 };
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c
index 2d570b2de..3bff4e2b5 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.c
@@ -39,10 +39,29 @@ typedef struct _MetaCrtcKms
   MetaKmsCrtc *kms_crtc;
 
   MetaKmsPlane *primary_plane;
+
+  gpointer cursor_renderer_private;
 } MetaCrtcKms;
 
 static GQuark kms_crtc_crtc_kms_quark;
 
+gpointer
+meta_crtc_kms_get_cursor_renderer_private (MetaCrtc *crtc)
+{
+  MetaCrtcKms *crtc_kms = crtc->driver_private;
+
+  return crtc_kms->cursor_renderer_private;
+}
+
+void
+meta_crtc_kms_set_cursor_renderer_private (MetaCrtc *crtc,
+                                           gpointer  cursor_renderer_private)
+{
+  MetaCrtcKms *crtc_kms = crtc->driver_private;
+
+  crtc_kms->cursor_renderer_private = cursor_renderer_private;
+}
+
 gboolean
 meta_crtc_kms_is_transform_handled (MetaCrtc             *crtc,
                                     MetaMonitorTransform  transform)
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.h b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.h
index 898622478..470763567 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-crtc-kms.h
@@ -31,6 +31,11 @@
 #include "backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.h"
 #include "backends/native/meta-kms-crtc.h"
 
+gpointer meta_crtc_kms_get_cursor_renderer_private (MetaCrtc *crtc);
+
+void meta_crtc_kms_set_cursor_renderer_private (MetaCrtc *crtc,
+                                                gpointer  cursor_renderer_private);
+
 gboolean meta_crtc_kms_is_transform_handled (MetaCrtc             *crtc,
                                              MetaMonitorTransform  transform);
 
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
index 8875ce15f..34376b7ed 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-cursor-renderer-native.c
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ set_crtc_cursor (MetaCursorRendererNative *native,
   int cursor_width, cursor_height;
   MetaFixed16Rectangle src_rect;
   MetaFixed16Rectangle dst_rect;
+  struct gbm_bo *crtc_bo;
   MetaKmsAssignPlaneFlag flags;
   int cursor_hotspot_x;
   int cursor_hotspot_y;
@@ -305,7 +306,8 @@ set_crtc_cursor (MetaCursorRendererNative *native,
   };
 
   flags = META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_NONE;
-  if (!priv->hw_state_invalidated && bo == crtc->cursor_renderer_private)
+  crtc_bo = meta_crtc_kms_get_cursor_renderer_private (crtc);
+  if (!priv->hw_state_invalidated && bo == crtc_bo)
     flags |= META_KMS_ASSIGN_PLANE_FLAG_FB_UNCHANGED;
 
   plane_assignment = meta_kms_update_assign_plane (kms_update,
@@ -323,7 +325,7 @@ set_crtc_cursor (MetaCursorRendererNative *native,
                                                 cursor_hotspot_x,
                                                 cursor_hotspot_y);
 
-  crtc->cursor_renderer_private = bo;
+  meta_crtc_kms_set_cursor_renderer_private (crtc, bo);
 
   if (cursor_gpu_state->pending_bo_state == META_CURSOR_GBM_BO_STATE_SET)
     {
@@ -343,8 +345,10 @@ unset_crtc_cursor (MetaCursorRendererNative *native,
   MetaKmsCrtc *kms_crtc;
   MetaKmsDevice *kms_device;
   MetaKmsPlane *cursor_plane;
+  struct gbm_bo *crtc_bo;
 
-  if (!priv->hw_state_invalidated && !crtc->cursor_renderer_private)
+  crtc_bo = meta_crtc_kms_get_cursor_renderer_private (crtc);
+  if (!priv->hw_state_invalidated && !crtc_bo)
     return;
 
   kms_crtc = meta_crtc_kms_get_kms_crtc (crtc);
@@ -354,7 +358,7 @@ unset_crtc_cursor (MetaCursorRendererNative *native,
   if (cursor_plane)
     meta_kms_update_unassign_plane (kms_update, kms_crtc, cursor_plane);
 
-  crtc->cursor_renderer_private = NULL;
+  meta_crtc_kms_set_cursor_renderer_private (crtc, NULL);
 }
 
 static float
@@ -1050,9 +1054,11 @@ unset_crtc_cursor_renderer_privates (MetaGpu       *gpu,
   for (l = meta_gpu_get_crtcs (gpu); l; l = l->next)
     {
       MetaCrtc *crtc = l->data;
+      struct gbm_bo *crtc_bo;
 
-      if (bo == crtc->cursor_renderer_private)
-        crtc->cursor_renderer_private = NULL;
+      crtc_bo = meta_crtc_kms_get_cursor_renderer_private (crtc);
+      if (bo == crtc_bo)
+        meta_crtc_kms_set_cursor_renderer_private (crtc, NULL);
     }
 }