diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f54476513..428c9d0ec 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ log = "0.4"
 memmap2 = "0.9.0"
 rustix = { version = "1.0.7", features = ["fs", "pipe", "shm"] }
 thiserror = "2.0.12"
-wayland-backend = "0.3.0"
 wayland-client = "0.31.1"
 wayland-cursor = "0.31.0"
 wayland-protocols = { version = "0.32.9", features = ["client", "staging", "unstable"] }
@@ -44,6 +43,7 @@ calloop-wayland-source = { version = "0.4.0", optional = true }
 default = ["calloop", "xkbcommon"]
 calloop = ["dep:calloop", "calloop-wayland-source"]
 xkbcommon = ["dep:xkbcommon", "bytemuck", "pkg-config", "xkeysym/bytemuck"]
+system = ["wayland-client/system"]
 
 [build-dependencies]
 pkg-config = { version = "0.3", optional = true }
diff --git a/src/seat/pointer/mod.rs b/src/seat/pointer/mod.rs
index 1529cf609..137ec0acc 100644
--- a/src/seat/pointer/mod.rs
+++ b/src/seat/pointer/mod.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ use std::{
     sync::{Arc, Mutex},
 };
 
-use wayland_backend::{client::InvalidId, smallvec::SmallVec};
+use wayland_client::backend::{smallvec::SmallVec, InvalidId};
 use wayland_client::{
     protocol::{
         wl_pointer::{self, WlPointer},
diff --git a/src/shell/xdg/fallback_frame.rs b/src/shell/xdg/fallback_frame.rs
index dcea2006b..5700252d5 100644
--- a/src/shell/xdg/fallback_frame.rs
+++ b/src/shell/xdg/fallback_frame.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ use crate::{
     subcompositor::{SubcompositorState, SubsurfaceData},
 };
 
-use wayland_backend::client::ObjectId;
+use wayland_client::backend::ObjectId;
 
 /// The size of the header bar.
 const HEADER_SIZE: u32 = 24;
diff --git a/src/shm/multi.rs b/src/shm/multi.rs
index bc903f480..51645c9f4 100644
--- a/src/shm/multi.rs
+++ b/src/shm/multi.rs
@@ -404,9 +404,9 @@ struct BufferObjectData {
 impl wayland_client::backend::ObjectData for BufferObjectData {
     fn event(
         self: Arc<Self>,
-        _backend: &wayland_backend::client::Backend,
-        msg: wayland_backend::protocol::Message<wayland_backend::client::ObjectId, OwnedFd>,
-    ) -> Option<Arc<dyn wayland_backend::client::ObjectData>> {
+        _backend: &wayland_client::backend::Backend,
+        msg: wayland_client::backend::protocol::Message<wayland_client::backend::ObjectId, OwnedFd>,
+    ) -> Option<Arc<dyn wayland_client::backend::ObjectData>> {
         debug_assert!(wayland_client::backend::protocol::same_interface(
             msg.sender_id.interface(),
             wl_buffer::WlBuffer::interface()
@@ -417,5 +417,5 @@ impl wayland_client::backend::ObjectData for BufferObjectData {
         None
     }
 
-    fn destroyed(&self, _: wayland_backend::client::ObjectId) {}
+    fn destroyed(&self, _: wayland_client::backend::ObjectId) {}
 }
diff --git a/src/shm/slot.rs b/src/shm/slot.rs
index d9cf5e422..5e68872be 100644
--- a/src/shm/slot.rs
+++ b/src/shm/slot.rs
@@ -505,8 +505,8 @@ impl wayland_client::backend::ObjectData for BufferData {
     fn event(
         self: Arc<Self>,
         handle: &wayland_client::backend::Backend,
-        msg: wayland_backend::protocol::Message<wayland_backend::client::ObjectId, OwnedFd>,
-    ) -> Option<Arc<dyn wayland_backend::client::ObjectData>> {
+        msg: wayland_client::backend::protocol::Message<wayland_client::backend::ObjectId, OwnedFd>,
+    ) -> Option<Arc<dyn wayland_client::backend::ObjectData>> {
         debug_assert!(wayland_client::backend::protocol::same_interface(
             msg.sender_id.interface(),
             wl_buffer::WlBuffer::interface()
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ impl wayland_client::backend::ObjectData for BufferData {
         None
     }
 
-    fn destroyed(&self, _: wayland_backend::client::ObjectId) {}
+    fn destroyed(&self, _: wayland_client::backend::ObjectId) {}
 }
 
 impl Drop for BufferData {