diff --git a/include/render/vulkan.h b/include/render/vulkan.h
index 2f8d9d241..6e1e721d1 100644
--- a/include/render/vulkan.h
+++ b/include/render/vulkan.h
@@ -473,9 +473,8 @@ void vulkan_reset_command_buffer(struct wlr_vk_command_buffer *cb);
 bool vulkan_wait_command_buffer(struct wlr_vk_command_buffer *cb,
 	struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer);
 
-bool vulkan_sync_render_buffer(struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer,
-	struct wlr_vk_render_buffer *render_buffer, struct wlr_vk_command_buffer *cb,
-	struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline *signal_timeline, uint64_t signal_point);
+bool vulkan_sync_render_pass_release(struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer,
+	struct wlr_vk_render_pass *pass);
 bool vulkan_sync_foreign_texture(struct wlr_vk_texture *texture,
 	int sync_file_fds[static WLR_DMABUF_MAX_PLANES]);
 
diff --git a/render/vulkan/pass.c b/render/vulkan/pass.c
index 271b426cc..44dc68553 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/pass.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/pass.c
@@ -606,8 +606,7 @@ static bool render_pass_submit(struct wlr_render_pass *wlr_pass) {
 		wl_list_insert(&stage_cb->stage_buffers, &stage_buf->link);
 	}
 
-	if (!vulkan_sync_render_buffer(renderer, render_buffer, render_cb,
-			pass->signal_timeline, pass->signal_point)) {
+	if (!vulkan_sync_render_pass_release(renderer, pass)) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_ERROR, "Failed to sync render buffer");
 	}
 
diff --git a/render/vulkan/renderer.c b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
index 352e5f344..5ca9f7a7d 100644
--- a/render/vulkan/renderer.c
+++ b/render/vulkan/renderer.c
@@ -1030,12 +1030,12 @@ static bool buffer_import_sync_file(struct wlr_buffer *buffer, uint32_t flags, i
 	return true;
 }
 
-bool vulkan_sync_render_buffer(struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer,
-		struct wlr_vk_render_buffer *render_buffer, struct wlr_vk_command_buffer *cb,
-		struct wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline *signal_timeline, uint64_t signal_point) {
+bool vulkan_sync_render_pass_release(struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer,
+		struct wlr_vk_render_pass *pass) {
 	VkResult res;
+	struct wlr_vk_command_buffer *cb = pass->command_buffer;
 
-	if (!renderer->dev->implicit_sync_interop && signal_timeline == NULL) {
+	if (!renderer->dev->implicit_sync_interop && pass->signal_timeline == NULL) {
 		// We have no choice but to block here sadly
 		return vulkan_wait_command_buffer(cb, renderer);
 	}
@@ -1057,13 +1057,13 @@ bool vulkan_sync_render_buffer(struct wlr_vk_renderer *renderer,
 	}
 
 	bool ok = false;
-	if (signal_timeline != NULL) {
-		if (!wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_import_sync_file(signal_timeline,
-				signal_point, sync_file_fd)) {
+	if (pass->signal_timeline != NULL) {
+		if (!wlr_drm_syncobj_timeline_import_sync_file(pass->signal_timeline,
+				pass->signal_point, sync_file_fd)) {
 			goto out;
 		}
 	} else {
-		if (!buffer_import_sync_file(render_buffer->wlr_buffer, DMA_BUF_SYNC_WRITE, sync_file_fd)) {
+		if (!buffer_import_sync_file(pass->render_buffer->wlr_buffer, DMA_BUF_SYNC_WRITE, sync_file_fd)) {
 			goto out;
 		}
 	}