diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.cpp
index bc3b6e820c..a844ef8969 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.cpp
@@ -50,15 +50,14 @@
 
 #include <directfb.h>
 
-QDirectFbInput::QDirectFbInput()
-    : m_dfbInterface(QDirectFbConvenience::dfbInterface())
+QDirectFbInput::QDirectFbInput(IDirectFB *dfb, IDirectFBDisplayLayer *dfbLayer)
+    : m_dfbInterface(dfb)
+    , m_dfbDisplayLayer(dfbLayer)
     , m_shouldStop(false)
 {
     DFBResult ok = m_dfbInterface->CreateEventBuffer(m_dfbInterface, m_eventBuffer.outPtr());
     if (ok != DFB_OK)
         DirectFBError("Failed to initialise eventbuffer", ok);
-
-    m_dfbInterface->GetDisplayLayer(m_dfbInterface, DLID_PRIMARY, m_dfbDisplayLayer.outPtr());
 }
 
 void QDirectFbInput::run()
@@ -200,7 +199,7 @@ void QDirectFbInput::handleEnterLeaveEvents(const DFBEvent &event)
 inline QPoint QDirectFbInput::globalPoint(const DFBEvent &event) const
 {
     QDirectFBPointer<IDirectFBWindow> window;
-    m_dfbDisplayLayer->GetWindow(m_dfbDisplayLayer.data() , event.window.window_id, window.outPtr());
+    m_dfbDisplayLayer->GetWindow(m_dfbDisplayLayer, event.window.window_id, window.outPtr());
     int x,y;
     window->GetPosition(window.data(), &x, &y);
     return QPoint(event.window.cx +x, event.window.cy + y);
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.h b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.h
index 6d8cc25380..5641943970 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbinput.h
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ class QDirectFbInput : public QThread
 {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    QDirectFbInput();
+    QDirectFbInput(IDirectFB *dfb, IDirectFBDisplayLayer *dfbLayer);
     void addWindow(IDirectFBWindow *window, QWindow *platformWindow);
     void removeWindow(IDirectFBWindow *window);
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ private:
 
 
     IDirectFB *m_dfbInterface;
-    QDirectFBPointer<IDirectFBDisplayLayer> m_dfbDisplayLayer;
+    IDirectFBDisplayLayer *m_dfbDisplayLayer;
     QDirectFBPointer<IDirectFBEventBuffer> m_eventBuffer;
 
     bool m_shouldStop;
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
index bb729a6d19..73ea490110 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/directfb/qdirectfbintegration.cpp
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ QDirectFbIntegration::QDirectFbIntegration()
     m_primaryScreen.reset(new QDirectFbScreen(0));
     screenAdded(m_primaryScreen.data());
 
-    m_input.reset(new QDirectFbInput());
+    m_input.reset(new QDirectFbInput(m_dfb.data(), m_primaryScreen->dfbLayer()));
     m_input->start();
 }