diff --git a/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp b/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
index cd820ace85..d5dc42a995 100644
--- a/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
+++ b/screencast/screencastmanager.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 #include "plugins/scenes/opengl/scene_opengl.h"
 #include "pipewirestream.h"
 
+#include <KWaylandServer/display.h>
 #include <KWaylandServer/output_interface.h>
 #include <KLocalizedString>
 #include <abstract_client.h>
@@ -37,9 +38,12 @@ using namespace KWin;
 
 ScreencastManager::ScreencastManager(QObject *parent)
     : QObject(parent)
+    , m_screencast(waylandServer()->display()->createScreencastInterface(this))
 {
-    connect(waylandServer()->screencast(), &KWaylandServer::ScreencastInterface::windowScreencastRequested, this, &ScreencastManager::streamWindow);
-    connect(waylandServer()->screencast(), &KWaylandServer::ScreencastInterface::outputScreencastRequested, this, &ScreencastManager::streamOutput);
+    connect(m_screencast, &KWaylandServer::ScreencastInterface::windowScreencastRequested,
+            this, &ScreencastManager::streamWindow);
+    connect(m_screencast, &KWaylandServer::ScreencastInterface::outputScreencastRequested,
+            this, &ScreencastManager::streamOutput);
 }
 class EGLFence : public QObject
 {
diff --git a/screencast/screencastmanager.h b/screencast/screencastmanager.h
index 084b06ab9e..35ddb0407f 100644
--- a/screencast/screencastmanager.h
+++ b/screencast/screencastmanager.h
@@ -45,5 +45,7 @@ public:
 
 private:
     void integrateStreams(KWaylandServer::ScreencastStreamInterface *waylandStream, PipeWireStream *pipewireStream);
+
+    KWaylandServer::ScreencastInterface *m_screencast;
 };
 
diff --git a/wayland_server.cpp b/wayland_server.cpp
index 887adb53ba..91cc6e6df9 100644
--- a/wayland_server.cpp
+++ b/wayland_server.cpp
@@ -458,10 +458,6 @@ bool WaylandServer::init(const QByteArray &socketName, InitializationFlags flags
     m_keyState = m_display->createKeyStateInterface(m_display);
     m_keyState->create();
 
-#ifdef PipeWire_FOUND
-    m_screencast = m_display->createScreencastInterface(m_display);
-#endif
-
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/wayland_server.h b/wayland_server.h
index 95cee5ff1b..f1bdbc3025 100644
--- a/wayland_server.h
+++ b/wayland_server.h
@@ -69,7 +69,6 @@ class LinuxDmabufUnstableV1Buffer;
 class TabletManagerInterface;
 class KeyboardShortcutsInhibitManagerV1Interface;
 class XdgDecorationManagerV1Interface;
-class ScreencastInterface;
 }
 
 
@@ -128,9 +127,6 @@ public:
     {
         return m_windowManagement;
     }
-    KWaylandServer::ScreencastInterface *screencast() {
-        return m_screencast;
-    }
     KWaylandServer::ServerSideDecorationManagerInterface *decorationManager() const {
         return m_decorationManager;
     }
@@ -285,7 +281,6 @@ private:
     KWaylandServer::LinuxDmabufUnstableV1Interface *m_linuxDmabuf = nullptr;
     KWaylandServer::KeyboardShortcutsInhibitManagerV1Interface *m_keyboardShortcutsInhibitManager = nullptr;
     QSet<KWaylandServer::LinuxDmabufUnstableV1Buffer*> m_linuxDmabufBuffers;
-    KWaylandServer::ScreencastInterface *m_screencast = nullptr;
     struct {
         KWaylandServer::ClientConnection *client = nullptr;
         QMetaObject::Connection destroyConnection;