diff --git a/include/wlr/render/drm_syncobj.h b/include/wlr/render/drm_syncobj.h
index deef72dc9..fabe23d1c 100644
--- a/include/wlr/render/drm_syncobj.h
+++ b/include/wlr/render/drm_syncobj.h
@@ -90,6 +90,10 @@ bool wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_transfer(struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline *dst,
  */
 bool wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_check(struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline *timeline,
 	uint64_t point, uint32_t flags, bool *result);
+/**
+ * Signals a timeline point.
+ */
+bool wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_signal(struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline *timeline, uint64_t point);
 /**
  * Asynchronously wait for a timeline point.
  *
diff --git a/render/drm_syncobj.c b/render/drm_syncobj.c
index e1a407a1e..2abe2cff6 100644
--- a/render/drm_syncobj.c
+++ b/render/drm_syncobj.c
@@ -177,6 +177,14 @@ bool wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_check(struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline *timeline,
 	return true;
 }
 
+bool wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_signal(struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline *timeline, uint64_t point) {
+	if (drmSyncobjTimelineSignal(timeline->drm_fd, &timeline->handle, &point, 1) != 0) {
+		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "drmSyncobjTimelineSignal() failed");
+		return false;
+	}
+	return true;
+}
+
 static int handle_eventfd_ready(int ev_fd, uint32_t mask, void *data) {
 	struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_waiter *waiter = data;
 
diff --git a/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c b/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c
index 988d44e01..a2e56dcbb 100644
--- a/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c
+++ b/types/wlr_linux_drm_syncobj_v1.c
@@ -475,11 +475,7 @@ struct release_signaller {
 static void release_signaller_handle_buffer_release(struct wl_listener *listener, void *data) {
 	struct release_signaller *signaller = wl_container_of(listener, signaller, buffer_release);
 
-	if (drmSyncobjTimelineSignal(signaller->timeline->drm_fd, &signaller->timeline->handle,
-			&signaller->point, 1) != 0) {
-		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "drmSyncobjTimelineSignal() failed");
-	}
-
+	wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_signal(signaller->timeline, signaller->point);
 	wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_unref(signaller->timeline);
 	wl_list_remove(&signaller->buffer_release.link);
 	free(signaller);