diff --git a/src/common.h b/src/common.h
index dad6a7e6..04c22790 100644
--- a/src/common.h
+++ b/src/common.h
@@ -2525,7 +2525,8 @@ wintype_arr_enable(bool arr[]) {
 static inline void
 free_pixmap(session_t *ps, Pixmap *p) {
   if (*p) {
-    XFreePixmap(ps->dpy, *p);
+    xcb_connection_t *c = XGetXCBConnection(ps->dpy);
+    xcb_free_pixmap(c, *p);
     *p = None;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/compton.c b/src/compton.c
index 5ffaba07..a1af16ca 100644
--- a/src/compton.c
+++ b/src/compton.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ win_build_shadow(session_t *ps, win *w, double opacity) {
 
   XFreeGC(ps->dpy, gc);
   xcb_image_destroy(shadow_image);
-  XFreePixmap(ps->dpy, shadow_pixmap);
+  xcb_free_pixmap(c, shadow_pixmap);
   xcb_render_free_picture(c, shadow_picture);
 
   return true;
@@ -675,9 +675,9 @@ shadow_picture_err:
   if (shadow_image)
     xcb_image_destroy(shadow_image);
   if (shadow_pixmap)
-    XFreePixmap(ps->dpy, shadow_pixmap);
+    xcb_free_pixmap(c, shadow_pixmap);
   if (shadow_pixmap_argb)
-    XFreePixmap(ps->dpy, shadow_pixmap_argb);
+    xcb_free_pixmap(c, shadow_pixmap_argb);
   if (shadow_picture)
     xcb_render_free_picture(c, shadow_picture);
   if (shadow_picture_argb)
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ solid_picture(session_t *ps, bool argb, double a,
     XCB_RENDER_CP_REPEAT, &pa);
 
   if (!picture) {
-    XFreePixmap(ps->dpy, pixmap);
+    xcb_free_pixmap(c, pixmap);
     return None;
   }
 
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ solid_picture(session_t *ps, bool argb, double a,
   rect.height = 1;
 
   xcb_render_fill_rectangles(c, XCB_RENDER_PICT_OP_SRC, picture, col, 1, &rect);
-  XFreePixmap(ps->dpy, pixmap);
+  xcb_free_pixmap(c, pixmap);
 
   return picture;
 }
diff --git a/src/xrescheck.h b/src/xrescheck.h
index 67aea3f0..ce4bd602 100644
--- a/src/xrescheck.h
+++ b/src/xrescheck.h
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap_(xcb_connection_t *c, xcb_window_t window, xcb_
   xcb_composite_name_window_pixmap_(dpy, window, pixmap, M_POS_DATA)
 
 static inline void
-XFreePixmap_(Display *dpy, Pixmap pixmap, M_POS_DATA_PARAMS) {
-  XFreePixmap(dpy, pixmap);
+xcb_free_pixmap_(xcb_connection_t *c, Pixmap pixmap, M_POS_DATA_PARAMS) {
+  xcb_free_pixmap(c, pixmap);
   xrc_delete_xid_(pixmap, M_POS_DATA_PASSTHROUGH);
 }
 
-#define XFreePixmap(dpy, pixmap) XFreePixmap_(dpy, pixmap, M_POS_DATA);
+#define xcb_free_pixmap(c, pixmap) xcb_free_pixmap_(c, pixmap, M_POS_DATA);
 
 #endif