diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.cpp
index 912e742dda..5f580b0473 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.cpp
@@ -386,3 +386,8 @@ QDirectFbScreen *toDfbScreen(QWindow *window)
 {
     return static_cast<QDirectFbScreen*>(window->screen()->handle());
 }
+
+IDirectFBDisplayLayer *toDfbLayer(QPlatformScreen *screen)
+{
+    return static_cast<QDirectFbScreen*>(screen)->dfbLayer();
+}
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h
index 39409ac6bd..db73b0c247 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbconvenience.h
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 
 
 class QDirectFbScreen;
+class QPlatformScreen;
 
 class QDirectFbKeyMap: public QHash<DFBInputDeviceKeySymbol, Qt::Key>
 {
@@ -111,5 +112,6 @@ public:
 
 // Helper conversions from internal to DFB types
 QDirectFbScreen *toDfbScreen(QWindow *window);
+IDirectFBDisplayLayer *toDfbLayer(QPlatformScreen *screen);
 
 #endif // QDIRECTFBCONVENIENCE_H
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.cpp
index 123d69c58e..8698f9ccf9 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.cpp
@@ -46,7 +46,6 @@
 QDirectFBCursor::QDirectFBCursor(QPlatformScreen *screen)
     : QPlatformCursor(screen)
 {
-    QDirectFbConvenience::dfbInterface()->GetDisplayLayer(QDirectFbConvenience::dfbInterface(),DLID_PRIMARY, m_layer.outPtr());
     m_image.reset(new QPlatformCursorImage(0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0));
 }
 
@@ -69,11 +68,16 @@ void QDirectFBCursor::changeCursor(QCursor *cursor, QWindow *)
         map = cursor->pixmap();
     }
 
+    DFBResult res;
+    IDirectFBDisplayLayer *layer = toDfbLayer(screen);
     IDirectFBSurface* surface(QDirectFbConvenience::dfbSurfaceForPlatformPixmap(map.handle()));
 
-    if (m_layer->SetCooperativeLevel(m_layer.data(), DLSCL_ADMINISTRATIVE) != DFB_OK) {
+    res = layer->SetCooperativeLevel(layer, DLSCL_ADMINISTRATIVE);
+    if (res != DFB_OK) {
+        DirectFBError("Failed to set DLSCL_ADMINISTRATIVE", res);
         return;
     }
-    m_layer->SetCursorShape(m_layer.data(), surface, xSpot, ySpot);
-    m_layer->SetCooperativeLevel(m_layer.data(), DLSCL_SHARED);
+
+    layer->SetCursorShape(layer, surface, xSpot, ySpot);
+    layer->SetCooperativeLevel(layer, DLSCL_SHARED);
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.h b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.h
index b2c8f10b53..1a038cf456 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbcursor.h
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ public:
     void changeCursor(QCursor *cursor, QWindow *window);
 
 private:
-    QDirectFBPointer<IDirectFBDisplayLayer> m_layer;
     QScopedPointer<QPlatformCursorImage> m_image;
 };