diff --git a/src/picom.c b/src/picom.c
index c2cac46a..e968c656 100644
--- a/src/picom.c
+++ b/src/picom.c
@@ -1188,7 +1188,7 @@ void root_damaged(session_t *ps) {
 			xcb_visualid_t visual =
 			    r->depth == ps->c.screen_info->root_depth
 			        ? ps->c.screen_info->root_visual
-			        : x_get_visual_for_depth(&ps->c, r->depth);
+			        : x_get_visual_for_depth(ps->c.screen_info, r->depth);
 			free(r);
 
 			ps->root_image = ps->backend_data->ops->bind_pixmap(
diff --git a/src/render.c b/src/render.c
index 9712974c..9321a8e7 100644
--- a/src/render.c
+++ b/src/render.c
@@ -624,7 +624,7 @@ static bool get_root_tile(session_t *ps) {
 	} else {
 		visual = r->depth == ps->c.screen_info->root_depth
 		             ? ps->c.screen_info->root_visual
-		             : x_get_visual_for_depth(&ps->c, r->depth);
+		             : x_get_visual_for_depth(ps->c.screen_info, r->depth);
 		free(r);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/x.c b/src/x.c
index 84cf50e7..f33142b2 100644
--- a/src/x.c
+++ b/src/x.c
@@ -322,15 +322,11 @@ xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_standard(struct x_connection *c, xcb_pict_standa
 	return x_get_visual_for_pictfmt(g_pictfmts, pictfmt->id);
 }
 
-xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_depth(struct x_connection *c, uint8_t depth) {
-	xcb_screen_iterator_t screen_it = xcb_setup_roots_iterator(xcb_get_setup(c->c));
-	for (; screen_it.rem; xcb_screen_next(&screen_it)) {
-		xcb_depth_iterator_t depth_it =
-		    xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator(screen_it.data);
-		for (; depth_it.rem; xcb_depth_next(&depth_it)) {
-			if (depth_it.data->depth == depth) {
-				return xcb_depth_visuals_iterator(depth_it.data).data->visual_id;
-			}
+xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_depth(xcb_screen_t *screen, uint8_t depth) {
+	xcb_depth_iterator_t depth_it = xcb_screen_allowed_depths_iterator(screen);
+	for (; depth_it.rem; xcb_depth_next(&depth_it)) {
+		if (depth_it.data->depth == depth) {
+			return xcb_depth_visuals_iterator(depth_it.data).data->visual_id;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/x.h b/src/x.h
index 38238395..cd4805db 100644
--- a/src/x.h
+++ b/src/x.h
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ struct xvisual_info x_get_visual_info(struct x_connection *c, xcb_visualid_t vis
 
 xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_standard(struct x_connection *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std);
 
-xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_depth(struct x_connection *c, uint8_t depth);
+xcb_visualid_t x_get_visual_for_depth(xcb_screen_t *screen, uint8_t depth);
 
 xcb_render_pictformat_t
 x_get_pictfmt_for_standard(struct x_connection *c, xcb_pict_standard_t std);