diff --git a/cage.c b/cage.c
index af2fc4f..53d1e35 100644
--- a/cage.c
+++ b/cage.c
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	struct wl_event_source *sigterm_source =
 		wl_event_loop_add_signal(event_loop, SIGTERM, handle_signal, &server.wl_display);
 
-	server.backend = wlr_backend_autocreate(server.wl_display);
+	server.backend = wlr_backend_autocreate(server.wl_display, &server.session);
 	if (!server.backend) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Unable to create the wlroots backend");
 		ret = 1;
diff --git a/seat.c b/seat.c
index f67af68..d047b59 100644
--- a/seat.c
+++ b/seat.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include <wayland-server-core.h>
 #include <wlr/backend.h>
 #include <wlr/backend/multi.h>
+#include <wlr/backend/session.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_cursor.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_data_device.h>
 #include <wlr/types/wlr_idle.h>
@@ -263,10 +264,9 @@ handle_keybinding(struct cg_server *server, xkb_keysym_t sym)
 #endif
 	if (server->allow_vt_switch && sym >= XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_1 && sym <= XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_12) {
 		if (wlr_backend_is_multi(server->backend)) {
-			struct wlr_session *session = wlr_backend_get_session(server->backend);
-			if (session) {
+			if (server->session) {
 				unsigned vt = sym - XKB_KEY_XF86Switch_VT_1 + 1;
-				wlr_session_change_vt(session, vt);
+				wlr_session_change_vt(server->session, vt);
 			}
 		}
 	} else {
diff --git a/server.h b/server.h
index de58456..fef4b5e 100644
--- a/server.h
+++ b/server.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ struct cg_server {
 	struct wlr_backend *backend;
 	struct wlr_renderer *renderer;
 	struct wlr_allocator *allocator;
+	struct wlr_session *session;
 
 	struct cg_seat *seat;
 	struct wlr_idle *idle;