diff --git a/framebuffers/qt/CMakeLists.txt b/framebuffers/qt/CMakeLists.txt
index 215e5a2c..89923798 100644
--- a/framebuffers/qt/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/framebuffers/qt/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ target_link_libraries (krfb_framebuffer_qt
                        Qt5::Core
                        Qt5::Gui
                        KF5::CoreAddons
+                       Qt::GuiPrivate
                        krfbprivate
 )
 
diff --git a/framebuffers/qt/qtframebuffer.cpp b/framebuffers/qt/qtframebuffer.cpp
index 514d1fff..f3f0d0b0 100644
--- a/framebuffers/qt/qtframebuffer.cpp
+++ b/framebuffers/qt/qtframebuffer.cpp
@@ -14,18 +14,19 @@
 #include <QPixmap>
 #include <QBitmap>
 #include <QApplication>
-#include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QScreen>
-
+#include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 
 const int UPDATE_TIME = 500;
 
 QtFrameBuffer::QtFrameBuffer(QObject *parent)
     : FrameBuffer(parent)
 {
-    win = QApplication::desktop()->winId();
     QScreen *screen = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen();
+    QPlatformNativeInterface* native = qApp->platformNativeInterface();
+
     if (screen) {
+        win = reinterpret_cast<WId>(native->nativeResourceForScreen(QByteArrayLiteral("rootwindow"), screen));
         primaryScreen = screen;
         fbImage = screen->grabWindow(win).toImage();
         fb = new char[fbImage.sizeInBytes()];
diff --git a/framebuffers/xcb/CMakeLists.txt b/framebuffers/xcb/CMakeLists.txt
index e29a148e..4e297ac9 100644
--- a/framebuffers/xcb/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/framebuffers/xcb/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ add_library(krfb_framebuffer_xcb MODULE ${krfb_framebuffer_xcb_SRCS})
 target_link_libraries (krfb_framebuffer_xcb
                        Qt5::Core
                        Qt5::Gui
+                       Qt::GuiPrivate
                        XCB::XCB
                        XCB::RENDER
                        XCB::SHAPE
diff --git a/framebuffers/xcb/xcb_framebuffer.cpp b/framebuffers/xcb/xcb_framebuffer.cpp
index 1f793a35..fb7a61cd 100644
--- a/framebuffers/xcb/xcb_framebuffer.cpp
+++ b/framebuffers/xcb/xcb_framebuffer.cpp
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@
 
 #include <QX11Info>
 #include <QApplication>
-#include <QDesktopWidget>
 #include <QGuiApplication>
 #include <QScreen>
 #include <QAbstractNativeEventFilter>
+#include <qpa/qplatformnativeinterface.h>
 
 
 class KrfbXCBEventFilter: public QAbstractNativeEventFilter
@@ -159,12 +159,13 @@ XCBFrameBuffer::XCBFrameBuffer(QObject *parent):
     d->area.setRect(0, 0, 0, 0);
     d->x11EvtFilter = new KrfbXCBEventFilter(this);
     d->rootScreen = get_xcb_screen(QX11Info::connection(), QX11Info::appScreen());
-    d->win = QApplication::desktop()->winId();
 
     this->fb = nullptr;
 
     QScreen *primaryScreen = QGuiApplication::primaryScreen();
     if (primaryScreen) {
+        QPlatformNativeInterface* native = qApp->platformNativeInterface();
+        d->win = reinterpret_cast<WId>(native->nativeResourceForScreen(QByteArrayLiteral("rootwindow"), primaryScreen));
         qreal scaleFactor = primaryScreen->devicePixelRatio();
         d->area = { primaryScreen->geometry().topLeft() * scaleFactor,
                     primaryScreen->geometry().bottomRight() * scaleFactor };