diff --git a/src/helpers/Drm.cpp b/src/helpers/Drm.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..207b5e3d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/Drm.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+#include <xf86drm.h>
+#include "Drm.hpp"
+
+bool DRM::sameGpu(int fd1, int fd2) {
+    drmDevice* devA = nullptr;
+    drmDevice* devB = nullptr;
+
+    if (drmGetDevice2(fd1, 0, &devA) != 0)
+        return false;
+    if (drmGetDevice2(fd2, 0, &devB) != 0) {
+        drmFreeDevice(&devA);
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    bool same = drmDevicesEqual(devA, devB);
+
+    drmFreeDevice(&devA);
+    drmFreeDevice(&devB);
+    return same;
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/Drm.hpp b/src/helpers/Drm.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..bc56b1ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/helpers/Drm.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#pragma once
+
+namespace DRM {
+    bool sameGpu(int fd1, int fd2);
+}
diff --git a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
index f03315ca..6cc0087a 100644
--- a/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
+++ b/src/helpers/Monitor.cpp
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #include "time/Time.hpp"
 #include "../desktop/view/LayerSurface.hpp"
 #include "../desktop/state/FocusState.hpp"
+#include "Drm.hpp"
 #include <aquamarine/output/Output.hpp>
 #include "debug/log/Logger.hpp"
 #include "debug/HyprNotificationOverlay.hpp"
@@ -1895,7 +1896,7 @@ bool CMonitor::attemptDirectScanout() {
     m_output->state->addDamage(PSURFACE->m_current.accumulateBufferDamage());
 
     // multigpu needs a fence to trigger fence syncing blits and also committing with the recreated dgpu fence
-    if (m_output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator()->drmFD() != g_pCompositor->m_drm.fd && g_pHyprOpenGL->explicitSyncSupported()) {
+    if (!DRM::sameGpu(m_output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator()->drmFD(), g_pCompositor->m_drm.fd) && g_pHyprOpenGL->explicitSyncSupported()) {
         auto sync = CEGLSync::create();
 
         if (sync->fd().isValid()) {
diff --git a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
index 57e25791..2d752ea7 100644
--- a/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
+++ b/src/managers/PointerManager.cpp
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #include "../desktop/state/FocusState.hpp"
 #include "SeatManager.hpp"
 #include "../helpers/time/Time.hpp"
+#include "../helpers/Drm.hpp"
 #include <cstring>
 #include <gbm.h>
 #include <cairo/cairo.h>
@@ -440,7 +441,7 @@ SP<Aquamarine::IBuffer> CPointerManager::renderHWCursorBuffer(SP<CPointerManager
         options.length   = 2;
         options.scanout  = true;
         options.cursor   = true;
-        options.multigpu = state->monitor->m_output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator()->drmFD() != g_pCompositor->m_drm.fd;
+        options.multigpu = !DRM::sameGpu(state->monitor->m_output->getBackend()->preferredAllocator()->drmFD(), g_pCompositor->m_drm.fd);
         // We do not set the format (unless shm). If it's unset (DRM_FORMAT_INVALID) then the swapchain will pick for us,
         // but if it's set, we don't wanna change it.
         if (shouldUseCpuBuffer)