diff --git a/src/backend/drm/legacy/mod.rs b/src/backend/drm/legacy/mod.rs
index 75b293a..7ecfe51 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/legacy/mod.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/legacy/mod.rs
@@ -164,36 +164,8 @@ impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> LegacyDrmDevice<A> {
         }
 
         if disable_connectors {
-            for conn in res_handles.connectors() {
-                let info = dev.get_connector(*conn).compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
-                        errmsg: "Failed to get connector infos",
-                        dev: dev.dev_path(),
-                        source
-                    })?;
-                if info.state() == connector::State::Connected {
-                    let props = dev.get_properties(*conn).compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
-                        errmsg: "Failed to get properties for connector",
-                        dev: dev.dev_path(),
-                        source
-                    })?;
-                    let (handles, _) = props.as_props_and_values();
-                    for handle in handles {
-                        let info = dev.get_property(*handle).compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
-                        errmsg: "Failed to get property of connector",
-                        dev: dev.dev_path(),
-                        source
-                    })?;
-                        if info.name().to_str().map(|x| x == "DPMS").unwrap_or(false) {
-                            dev.set_property(*conn, *handle, 3/*DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF*/)
-                                .compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
-                                    errmsg: "Failed to set property of connector",
-                                    dev: dev.dev_path(),
-                                    source
-                                })?;
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+            dev.set_connector_state(res_handles.connectors().iter().copied(), false)?;
+
             for crtc in res_handles.crtcs() {
                 // null commit
                 dev.set_crtc(*crtc, None, (0, 0), &[], None)
@@ -217,6 +189,42 @@ impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> LegacyDrmDevice<A> {
     }
 }
 
+impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> Dev<A> {
+    pub(in crate::backend::drm::legacy) fn set_connector_state(&self, connectors: impl Iterator<Item=connector::Handle>, enabled: bool) -> Result<(), Error> {
+        for conn in connectors {
+            let info = self.get_connector(conn).compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
+                    errmsg: "Failed to get connector infos",
+                    dev: self.dev_path(),
+                    source
+                })?;
+            if info.state() == connector::State::Connected {
+                let props = self.get_properties(conn).compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
+                    errmsg: "Failed to get properties for connector",
+                    dev: self.dev_path(),
+                    source
+                })?;
+                let (handles, _) = props.as_props_and_values();
+                for handle in handles {
+                    let info = self.get_property(*handle).compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
+                    errmsg: "Failed to get property of connector",
+                    dev: self.dev_path(),
+                    source
+                })?;
+                    if info.name().to_str().map(|x| x == "DPMS").unwrap_or(false) {
+                        self.set_property(conn, *handle, if enabled { 0 /*DRM_MODE_DPMS_ON*/} else { 3 /*DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF*/})
+                            .compat().map_err(|source| Error::Access {
+                                errmsg: "Failed to set property of connector",
+                                dev: self.dev_path(),
+                                source
+                            })?;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        Ok(())
+    }
+}
+
 impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> AsRawFd for LegacyDrmDevice<A> {
     fn as_raw_fd(&self) -> RawFd {
         self.dev.as_raw_fd()
diff --git a/src/backend/drm/legacy/surface.rs b/src/backend/drm/legacy/surface.rs
index 92435a6..301928a 100644
--- a/src/backend/drm/legacy/surface.rs
+++ b/src/backend/drm/legacy/surface.rs
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> RawSurface for LegacyDrmSurfaceInternal<A> {
             let added = pending.connectors.difference(&current.connectors);
 
             let mut conn_removed = false;
-            for conn in removed {
+            for conn in removed.clone() {
                 if let Ok(info) = self.get_connector(*conn) {
                     info!(self.logger, "Removing connector: {:?}", info.interface());
                 } else {
@@ -211,6 +211,7 @@ impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> RawSurface for LegacyDrmSurfaceInternal<A> {
                 // the graphics pipeline will not be freed otherwise
                 conn_removed = true;
             }
+            self.dev.set_connector_state(removed.copied(), false)?;
 
             if conn_removed {
                 // We need to do a null commit to free graphics pipelines
@@ -223,13 +224,14 @@ impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> RawSurface for LegacyDrmSurfaceInternal<A> {
                     })?;
             }
 
-            for conn in added {
+            for conn in added.clone() {
                 if let Ok(info) = self.get_connector(*conn) {
                     info!(self.logger, "Adding connector: {:?}", info.interface());
                 } else {
                     info!(self.logger, "Adding unknown connector");
                 }
             }
+            self.dev.set_connector_state(added.copied(), true)?;
 
             if current.mode != pending.mode {
                 info!(
@@ -420,25 +422,10 @@ impl<A: AsRawFd + 'static> Drop for LegacyDrmSurfaceInternal<A> {
         let _ = self.set_cursor(self.crtc, Option::<&DumbBuffer>::None);
         // disable connectors again
         let current = self.state.read().unwrap();
-        for conn in current.connectors.iter() {
-            if let Ok(info) = self.get_connector(*conn) {
-                if info.state() == connector::State::Connected {
-                    if let Ok(props) = self.get_properties(*conn) {
-                        let (handles, _) = props.as_props_and_values();
-                        for handle in handles {
-                            if let Ok(info) = self.get_property(*handle) {
-                                if info.name().to_str().map(|x| x == "DPMS").unwrap_or(false) {
-                                    let _ = self.set_property(*conn, *handle, 3/*DRM_MODE_DPMS_OFF*/);
-                                }
-                            }
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
+        if let Ok(_) = self.dev.set_connector_state(current.connectors.iter().copied(), false) {
+            // null commit
+            let _ = self.set_crtc(self.crtc, None, (0, 0), &[], None);
         }
-
-        // null commit
-        let _ = self.set_crtc(self.crtc, None, (0, 0), &[], None);
     }
 }