diff --git a/include/swaylock/seat.h b/include/swaylock/seat.h
index 4bcf40c0..c79afcd0 100644
--- a/include/swaylock/seat.h
+++ b/include/swaylock/seat.h
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ struct swaylock_xkb {
 	struct xkb_keymap *keymap;
 };
 
+struct swaylock_seat {
+	struct swaylock_state *state;
+	struct wl_pointer *pointer;
+	struct wl_keyboard *keyboard;
+};
+
 extern const struct wl_seat_listener seat_listener;
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/swaylock/swaylock.h b/include/swaylock/swaylock.h
index 25b41a71..18af7ab4 100644
--- a/include/swaylock/swaylock.h
+++ b/include/swaylock/swaylock.h
@@ -62,8 +62,6 @@ struct swaylock_state {
 	struct wl_compositor *compositor;
 	struct zwlr_layer_shell_v1 *layer_shell;
 	struct zwlr_input_inhibit_manager_v1 *input_inhibit_manager;
-	struct wl_pointer *pointer;
-	struct wl_keyboard *keyboard;
 	struct wl_shm *shm;
 	struct wl_list surfaces;
 	struct wl_list images;
diff --git a/swaylock/main.c b/swaylock/main.c
index f2bb5c3e..f88663c2 100644
--- a/swaylock/main.c
+++ b/swaylock/main.c
@@ -279,7 +279,10 @@ static void handle_global(void *data, struct wl_registry *registry,
 	} else if (strcmp(interface, wl_seat_interface.name) == 0) {
 		struct wl_seat *seat = wl_registry_bind(
 				registry, name, &wl_seat_interface, 3);
-		wl_seat_add_listener(seat, &seat_listener, state);
+		struct swaylock_seat *swaylock_seat =
+			calloc(1, sizeof(struct swaylock_seat));
+		swaylock_seat->state = state;
+		wl_seat_add_listener(seat, &seat_listener, swaylock_seat);
 	} else if (strcmp(interface, zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface.name) == 0) {
 		state->layer_shell = wl_registry_bind(
 				registry, name, &zwlr_layer_shell_v1_interface, 1);
diff --git a/swaylock/seat.c b/swaylock/seat.c
index 22dd9360..7b72114f 100644
--- a/swaylock/seat.c
+++ b/swaylock/seat.c
@@ -144,22 +144,22 @@ static const struct wl_pointer_listener pointer_listener = {
 
 static void seat_handle_capabilities(void *data, struct wl_seat *wl_seat,
 		enum wl_seat_capability caps) {
-	struct swaylock_state *state = data;
-	if (state->pointer) {
-		wl_pointer_release(state->pointer);
-		state->pointer = NULL;
+	struct swaylock_seat *seat = data;
+	if (seat->pointer) {
+		wl_pointer_release(seat->pointer);
+		seat->pointer = NULL;
 	}
-	if (state->keyboard) {
-		wl_keyboard_release(state->keyboard);
-		state->keyboard = NULL;
+	if (seat->keyboard) {
+		wl_keyboard_release(seat->keyboard);
+		seat->keyboard = NULL;
 	}
 	if ((caps & WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_POINTER)) {
-		state->pointer = wl_seat_get_pointer(wl_seat);
-		wl_pointer_add_listener(state->pointer, &pointer_listener, NULL);
+		seat->pointer = wl_seat_get_pointer(wl_seat);
+		wl_pointer_add_listener(seat->pointer, &pointer_listener, NULL);
 	}
 	if ((caps & WL_SEAT_CAPABILITY_KEYBOARD)) {
-		state->keyboard = wl_seat_get_keyboard(wl_seat);
-		wl_keyboard_add_listener(state->keyboard, &keyboard_listener, state);
+		seat->keyboard = wl_seat_get_keyboard(wl_seat);
+		wl_keyboard_add_listener(seat->keyboard, &keyboard_listener, seat->state);
 	}
 }