diff --git a/include/render/allocator/gbm.h b/include/render/allocator/gbm.h
index ea3e3243b..05c05dd3b 100644
--- a/include/render/allocator/gbm.h
+++ b/include/render/allocator/gbm.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct wlr_gbm_allocator {
 
 	int fd;
 	struct gbm_device *gbm_device;
+	uint32_t bo_flags;
 
 	struct wl_list buffers; // wlr_gbm_buffer.link
 };
@@ -27,8 +28,10 @@ struct wlr_gbm_allocator {
 /**
  * Creates a new GBM allocator from a DRM FD.
  *
+ * bo_flags is a bitfield of enum gbm_bo_flags.
+ *
  * Takes ownership over the FD.
  */
-struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd);
+struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(int drm_fd, uint32_t bo_flags);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/render/allocator/allocator.c b/render/allocator/allocator.c
index ff31fb7e8..092db3296 100644
--- a/render/allocator/allocator.c
+++ b/render/allocator/allocator.c
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "render/wlr_renderer.h"
 
 #if WLR_HAS_GBM_ALLOCATOR
+#include <gbm.h>
 #include "render/allocator/gbm.h"
 #endif
 
@@ -109,7 +110,8 @@ struct wlr_allocator *allocator_autocreate_with_drm_fd(
 		if (gbm_fd < 0) {
 			return NULL;
 		}
-		if ((alloc = wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(gbm_fd)) != NULL) {
+		uint32_t bo_flags = GBM_BO_USE_SCANOUT | GBM_BO_USE_RENDERING;
+		if ((alloc = wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(gbm_fd, bo_flags)) != NULL) {
 			return alloc;
 		}
 		close(gbm_fd);
diff --git a/render/allocator/gbm.c b/render/allocator/gbm.c
index 9c9dc75c6..51b87e9ae 100644
--- a/render/allocator/gbm.c
+++ b/render/allocator/gbm.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static struct wlr_gbm_buffer *create_buffer(struct wlr_gbm_allocator *alloc,
 
 	bool has_modifier = true;
 	uint64_t fallback_modifier = DRM_FORMAT_MOD_INVALID;
-	uint32_t flags = GBM_BO_USE_SCANOUT | GBM_BO_USE_RENDERING;
+	uint32_t flags = alloc->bo_flags;
 	struct gbm_bo *bo;
 #if HAVE_GBM_BO_CREATE_WITH_MODIFIERS2
 	bo = gbm_bo_create_with_modifiers2(gbm_device, width, height,
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static struct wlr_gbm_allocator *get_gbm_alloc_from_alloc(
 	return alloc;
 }
 
-struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(int fd) {
+struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(int fd, uint32_t bo_flags) {
 	uint64_t cap;
 	if (drmGetCap(fd, DRM_CAP_PRIME, &cap) ||
 			!(cap & DRM_PRIME_CAP_EXPORT)) {
@@ -207,6 +207,7 @@ struct wlr_allocator *wlr_gbm_allocator_create_with_drm_fd(int fd) {
 	wlr_allocator_init(&alloc->base, &allocator_impl, WLR_BUFFER_CAP_DMABUF);
 
 	alloc->fd = fd;
+	alloc->bo_flags = bo_flags;
 	wl_list_init(&alloc->buffers);
 
 	alloc->gbm_device = gbm_create_device(fd);