diff --git a/include/ui/egl-helpers.h b/include/ui/egl-helpers.h
index dad19e9873..94a4b3e6f3 100644
--- a/include/ui/egl-helpers.h
+++ b/include/ui/egl-helpers.h
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ void egl_fb_setup_for_tex(egl_fb *fb, int width, int height,
                           GLuint texture, bool delete);
 void egl_fb_setup_new_tex(egl_fb *fb, int width, int height);
 void egl_fb_blit(egl_fb *dst, egl_fb *src, bool flip);
-void egl_fb_read(void *dst, egl_fb *src);
+void egl_fb_read(DisplaySurface *dst, egl_fb *src);
 
 void egl_texture_blit(QemuGLShader *gls, egl_fb *dst, egl_fb *src, bool flip);
 void egl_texture_blend(QemuGLShader *gls, egl_fb *dst, egl_fb *src, bool flip,
diff --git a/ui/egl-headless.c b/ui/egl-headless.c
index 05b2e7d7b1..fe2a0d1eab 100644
--- a/ui/egl-headless.c
+++ b/ui/egl-headless.c
@@ -133,8 +133,6 @@ static void egl_scanout_flush(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
     if (!edpy->guest_fb.texture || !edpy->ds) {
         return;
     }
-    assert(surface_width(edpy->ds)  == edpy->guest_fb.width);
-    assert(surface_height(edpy->ds) == edpy->guest_fb.height);
     assert(surface_format(edpy->ds) == PIXMAN_x8r8g8b8);
 
     if (edpy->cursor_fb.texture) {
@@ -149,7 +147,7 @@ static void egl_scanout_flush(DisplayChangeListener *dcl,
         egl_fb_blit(&edpy->blit_fb, &edpy->guest_fb, edpy->y_0_top);
     }
 
-    egl_fb_read(surface_data(edpy->ds), &edpy->blit_fb);
+    egl_fb_read(edpy->ds, &edpy->blit_fb);
     dpy_gfx_update(edpy->dcl.con, x, y, w, h);
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/egl-helpers.c b/ui/egl-helpers.c
index edc53f6d34..7c530c2825 100644
--- a/ui/egl-helpers.c
+++ b/ui/egl-helpers.c
@@ -102,12 +102,12 @@ void egl_fb_blit(egl_fb *dst, egl_fb *src, bool flip)
                       GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT, GL_LINEAR);
 }
 
-void egl_fb_read(void *dst, egl_fb *src)
+void egl_fb_read(DisplaySurface *dst, egl_fb *src)
 {
     glBindFramebuffer(GL_READ_FRAMEBUFFER, src->framebuffer);
     glReadBuffer(GL_COLOR_ATTACHMENT0_EXT);
-    glReadPixels(0, 0, src->width, src->height,
-                 GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, dst);
+    glReadPixels(0, 0, surface_width(dst), surface_height(dst),
+                 GL_BGRA, GL_UNSIGNED_BYTE, surface_data(dst));
 }
 
 void egl_texture_blit(QemuGLShader *gls, egl_fb *dst, egl_fb *src, bool flip)