diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 12dc9cc7a..f428e656e 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -546,6 +546,8 @@ void handle_new_output(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 		struct sway_output_non_desktop *non_desktop = output_non_desktop_create(wlr_output);
 #if WLR_HAS_DRM_BACKEND
 		if (server->drm_lease_manager) {
+			wlr_drm_lease_device_v1_add_backend(server->drm_lease_manager,
+					wlr_output->backend);
 			wlr_drm_lease_v1_manager_offer_output(server->drm_lease_manager,
 					wlr_output);
 		}
diff --git a/sway/server.c b/sway/server.c
index ed3468b53..3f0ec348e 100644
--- a/sway/server.c
+++ b/sway/server.c
@@ -489,8 +489,8 @@ bool server_init(struct sway_server *server) {
 	}
 
 #if WLR_HAS_DRM_BACKEND
-	server->drm_lease_manager=
-		wlr_drm_lease_v1_manager_create(server->wl_display, server->backend);
+	server->drm_lease_manager =
+		wlr_drm_lease_v1_manager_create_lazy(server->wl_display);
 	if (server->drm_lease_manager) {
 		server->drm_lease_request.notify = handle_drm_lease_request;
 		wl_signal_add(&server->drm_lease_manager->events.request,