diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
index 103b980030..6c070ba3ec 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.cpp
@@ -438,4 +438,14 @@ void DrmGpu::removeOutput(DrmOutput *output)
     }
 }
 
+AbstractEglBackend *DrmGpu::eglBackend() const
+{
+    return m_eglBackend;
+}
+
+void DrmGpu::setEglBackend(AbstractEglBackend *eglBackend)
+{
+    m_eglBackend = eglBackend;
+}
+
 }
diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.h b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.h
index b1a6facb00..db0489842d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.h
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_gpu.h
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ public:
         return m_eglDisplay;
     }
 
-    AbstractEglBackend *eglBackend() {
-        return m_eglBackend;
-    }
+    AbstractEglBackend *eglBackend() const;
+    void setEglBackend(AbstractEglBackend *eglBackend);
 
     void setGbmDevice(gbm_device *d) {
         m_gbmDevice = d;
@@ -83,10 +82,6 @@ public:
         m_eglDisplay = display;
     }
 
-    void setEglBackend(AbstractEglBackend *eglBackend) {
-        m_eglBackend = eglBackend;
-    }
-
     /**
      * Returns the clock from which presentation timestamps are sourced. The returned value
      * can be either CLOCK_MONOTONIC or CLOCK_REALTIME.