diff --git a/egl_wayland_backend.cpp b/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
index ce2d4f634e..a58e4a8c4e 100644
--- a/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
+++ b/egl_wayland_backend.cpp
@@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ void EglWaylandTexture::findTarget()
     }
 }
 
-bool EglWaylandTexture::loadTexture(const Pixmap &pix, const QSize &size, int depth)
+bool EglWaylandTexture::loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth)
 {
     // HACK: egl wayland platform doesn't support texture from X11 pixmap through the KHR_image_pixmap
     // extension. To circumvent this problem we copy the pixmap content into a SHM image and from there
diff --git a/egl_wayland_backend.h b/egl_wayland_backend.h
index c07d950ca1..fded887e88 100644
--- a/egl_wayland_backend.h
+++ b/egl_wayland_backend.h
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ class EglWaylandTexture : public SceneOpenGL::TexturePrivate
 public:
     virtual ~EglWaylandTexture();
     virtual void findTarget();
-    virtual bool loadTexture(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size, int depth);
+    virtual bool loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth);
     virtual OpenGLBackend *backend();
     virtual bool update(const QRegion &damage);
 
diff --git a/eglonxbackend.cpp b/eglonxbackend.cpp
index 179f5aed8d..06d40ddd51 100644
--- a/eglonxbackend.cpp
+++ b/eglonxbackend.cpp
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ void EglTexture::findTarget()
     }
 }
 
-bool EglTexture::loadTexture(const Pixmap &pix, const QSize &size, int depth)
+bool EglTexture::loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(depth)
     if (pix == None)
diff --git a/eglonxbackend.h b/eglonxbackend.h
index 6c85b1691f..aee2abf82c 100644
--- a/eglonxbackend.h
+++ b/eglonxbackend.h
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~EglTexture();
     virtual void onDamage();
     virtual void findTarget();
-    virtual bool loadTexture(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size, int depth);
+    virtual bool loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth);
     virtual OpenGLBackend *backend();
 
 private:
diff --git a/glxbackend.cpp b/glxbackend.cpp
index 7bf3113c63..9fde3e8a75 100644
--- a/glxbackend.cpp
+++ b/glxbackend.cpp
@@ -675,7 +675,7 @@ void GlxTexture::findTarget()
     }
 }
 
-bool GlxTexture::loadTexture(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size, int depth)
+bool GlxTexture::loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth)
 {
 #ifdef CHECK_GL_ERROR
     checkGLError("TextureLoad1");
diff --git a/glxbackend.h b/glxbackend.h
index a2821dcfce..0e8c8096d9 100644
--- a/glxbackend.h
+++ b/glxbackend.h
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~GlxTexture();
     virtual void onDamage();
     virtual void findTarget();
-    virtual bool loadTexture(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size, int depth);
+    virtual bool loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth);
     virtual OpenGLBackend *backend();
 
 private:
diff --git a/scene_opengl.cpp b/scene_opengl.cpp
index 052d71fe8f..39afb1a0c8 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.cpp
+++ b/scene_opengl.cpp
@@ -775,11 +775,11 @@ void SceneOpenGL::Texture::discard()
     d_ptr = d_func()->backend()->createBackendTexture(this);
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::Texture::load(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size,
-                                int depth)
+bool SceneOpenGL::Texture::load(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth)
 {
-    if (pix == None)
+    if (pix == XCB_NONE)
         return false;
+
     return load(pix, size, depth,
                 QRegion(0, 0, size.width(), size.height()));
 }
@@ -805,8 +805,8 @@ void SceneOpenGL::Texture::findTarget()
     d->findTarget();
 }
 
-bool SceneOpenGL::Texture::load(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size,
-                                int depth, QRegion region)
+bool SceneOpenGL::Texture::load(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size,
+                                int depth, const QRegion &region)
 {
     Q_UNUSED(region)
     // decrease the reference counter for the old texture
diff --git a/scene_opengl.h b/scene_opengl.h
index 17365e20d8..b902ad02c9 100644
--- a/scene_opengl.h
+++ b/scene_opengl.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public:
     virtual ~TexturePrivate();
 
     virtual void findTarget() = 0;
-    virtual bool loadTexture(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size, int depth) = 0;
+    virtual bool loadTexture(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth) = 0;
     virtual OpenGLBackend *backend() = 0;
     virtual bool update(const QRegion &damage);
 
@@ -173,9 +173,8 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     void findTarget();
-    virtual bool load(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size, int depth,
-                      QRegion region);
-    virtual bool load(const Pixmap& pix, const QSize& size, int depth);
+    virtual bool load(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth, const QRegion &region);
+    virtual bool load(xcb_pixmap_t pix, const QSize &size, int depth);
 
     Texture(TexturePrivate& dd);