diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.c b/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.c
index 08c1e7dbe..815caf501 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.c
@@ -47,6 +47,12 @@ typedef struct _MetaKmsSource
   MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms;
 } MetaKmsSource;
 
+typedef struct _MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer
+{
+  GClosure *flip_closure;
+  MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms;
+} MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer;
+
 struct _MetaGpuKms
 {
   MetaGpu parent;
@@ -209,11 +215,26 @@ meta_gpu_kms_is_crtc_active (MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms,
   return TRUE;
 }
 
-typedef struct _GpuClosureContainer
+MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer *
+meta_gpu_kms_wrap_flip_closure (MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms,
+                                GClosure   *flip_closure)
 {
-  GClosure *flip_closure;
-  MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms;
-} GpuClosureContainer;
+  MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer *closure_container;
+
+  closure_container = g_new0 (MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer, 1);
+  *closure_container = (MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer) {
+    .flip_closure = flip_closure,
+    .gpu_kms = gpu_kms
+  };
+
+  return closure_container;
+}
+
+void
+meta_gpu_kms_flip_closure_container_free (MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer *closure_container)
+{
+  g_free (closure_container);
+}
 
 gboolean
 meta_gpu_kms_flip_crtc (MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms,
@@ -239,14 +260,11 @@ meta_gpu_kms_flip_crtc (MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms,
 
   if (!gpu_kms->page_flips_not_supported)
     {
-      GpuClosureContainer *closure_container;
+      MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer *closure_container;
       int kms_fd = meta_gpu_kms_get_fd (gpu_kms);
 
-      closure_container = g_new0 (GpuClosureContainer, 1);
-      *closure_container = (GpuClosureContainer) {
-        .flip_closure = flip_closure,
-        .gpu_kms = gpu_kms
-      };
+      closure_container = meta_gpu_kms_wrap_flip_closure (gpu_kms,
+                                                          flip_closure);
 
       ret = drmModePageFlip (kms_fd,
                              crtc->crtc_id,
@@ -255,7 +273,7 @@ meta_gpu_kms_flip_crtc (MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms,
                              closure_container);
       if (ret != 0 && ret != -EACCES)
         {
-          g_free (closure_container);
+          meta_gpu_kms_flip_closure_container_free (closure_container);
           g_warning ("Failed to flip: %s", strerror (-ret));
           gpu_kms->page_flips_not_supported = TRUE;
         }
@@ -286,12 +304,12 @@ page_flip_handler (int           fd,
                    unsigned int  usec,
                    void         *user_data)
 {
-  GpuClosureContainer *closure_container = user_data;
+  MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer *closure_container = user_data;
   GClosure *flip_closure = closure_container->flip_closure;
   MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms = closure_container->gpu_kms;
 
   invoke_flip_closure (flip_closure, gpu_kms);
-  g_free (closure_container);
+  meta_gpu_kms_flip_closure_container_free (closure_container);
 }
 
 gboolean
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.h b/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.h
index d53ed98c8..01c3f2c0c 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.h
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-gpu-kms.h
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ GQuark meta_gpu_kms_error_quark (void);
 #define META_TYPE_GPU_KMS (meta_gpu_kms_get_type ())
 G_DECLARE_FINAL_TYPE (MetaGpuKms, meta_gpu_kms, META, GPU_KMS, MetaGpu)
 
+typedef struct _MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer;
+
 typedef struct _MetaKmsResources
 {
   drmModeRes *resources;
@@ -94,4 +96,9 @@ gboolean meta_drm_mode_equal (const drmModeModeInfo *one,
 
 float meta_calculate_drm_mode_refresh_rate (const drmModeModeInfo *mode);
 
+MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer * meta_gpu_kms_wrap_flip_closure (MetaGpuKms *gpu_kms,
+                                                                 GClosure   *flip_closure);
+
+void meta_gpu_kms_flip_closure_container_free (MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer *closure_container);
+
 #endif /* META_GPU_KMS_H */
diff --git a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
index d0da98f74..470da8845 100644
--- a/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
+++ b/src/backends/native/meta-renderer-native.c
@@ -1286,6 +1286,7 @@ flip_egl_stream (MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native,
   MetaRendererNativeGpuData *renderer_gpu_data;
   EGLDisplay *egl_display;
   MetaEgl *egl = meta_onscreen_native_get_egl (onscreen_native);
+  MetaGpuKmsFlipClosureContainer *closure_container;
   EGLAttrib *acquire_attribs;
   GError *error = NULL;
 
@@ -1295,9 +1296,12 @@ flip_egl_stream (MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native,
   if (renderer_gpu_data->egl.no_egl_output_drm_flip_event)
     return FALSE;
 
+  closure_container =
+    meta_gpu_kms_wrap_flip_closure (onscreen_native->render_gpu, flip_closure);
+
   acquire_attribs = (EGLAttrib[]) {
     EGL_DRM_FLIP_EVENT_DATA_NV,
-    (EGLAttrib) flip_closure,
+    (EGLAttrib) closure_container,
     EGL_NONE
   };
 
@@ -1316,6 +1320,7 @@ flip_egl_stream (MetaOnscreenNative *onscreen_native,
           renderer_gpu_data->egl.no_egl_output_drm_flip_event = TRUE;
         }
       g_error_free (error);
+      meta_gpu_kms_flip_closure_container_free (closure_container);
       return FALSE;
     }