diff --git a/main_wayland.cpp b/main_wayland.cpp
--- a/main_wayland.cpp
+++ b/main_wayland.cpp
@@ -121,8 +121,8 @@
         return;
     }
 
-    if (kwinApp()->platform()) {
-        kwinApp()->platform()->setOutputsEnabled(false);
+    if (auto *platform = kwinApp()->platform()) {
+        platform->prepareShutdown();
     }
     // need to unload all effects prior to destroying X connection as they might do X calls
     if (effects) {
diff --git a/platform.h b/platform.h
--- a/platform.h
+++ b/platform.h
@@ -86,6 +86,14 @@
     virtual Screens *createScreens(QObject *parent = nullptr);
     virtual OpenGLBackend *createOpenGLBackend();
     virtual QPainterBackend *createQPainterBackend();
+
+    /**
+     * Informs the Platform that it is about to go down and shall do appropriate cleanup.
+     * Child classes can override this function but must call the parent implementation in
+     * the end.
+     */
+    virtual void prepareShutdown();
+
     /**
      * Allows the platform to create a platform specific screen edge.
      * The default implementation creates a Edge.
@@ -390,6 +398,7 @@
      * Default implementation creates an EffectsHandlerImp;
      */
     virtual void createEffectsHandler(Compositor *compositor, Scene *scene);
+
     /**
      * The CompositingTypes supported by the Platform.
      * The first item should be the most preferred one.
diff --git a/platform.cpp b/platform.cpp
--- a/platform.cpp
+++ b/platform.cpp
@@ -106,6 +106,11 @@
     return nullptr;
 }
 
+void Platform::prepareShutdown()
+{
+    setOutputsEnabled(false);
+}
+
 Edge *Platform::createScreenEdge(ScreenEdges *edges)
 {
     return new Edge(edges);
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.h b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.h
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.h
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.h
@@ -81,6 +81,8 @@
     OpenGLBackend* createOpenGLBackend() override;
 
     void init() override;
+    void prepareShutdown() override;
+
     DrmDumbBuffer *createBuffer(const QSize &size);
 #if HAVE_GBM
     DrmSurfaceBuffer *createBuffer(const std::shared_ptr<GbmSurface> &surface);
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_backend.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 
 DrmBackend::~DrmBackend()
 {
-    writeOutputsConfiguration();
 #if HAVE_GBM
     if (m_gbmDevice) {
         gbm_device_destroy(m_gbmDevice);
@@ -98,10 +97,6 @@
         while (m_pageFlipsPending != 0) {
             QCoreApplication::processEvents(QEventLoop::WaitForMoreEvents);
         }
-        // we need to first remove all outputs
-        qDeleteAll(m_outputs);
-        m_outputs.clear();
-        m_enabledOutputs.clear();
 
         qDeleteAll(m_planes);
         qDeleteAll(m_crtcs);
@@ -128,6 +123,15 @@
     }
 }
 
+void DrmBackend::prepareShutdown()
+{
+    writeOutputsConfiguration();
+    for (DrmOutput *output : m_outputs) {
+        output->teardown();
+    }
+    Platform::prepareShutdown();
+}
+
 Outputs DrmBackend::outputs() const
 {
     return m_outputs;
diff --git a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
--- a/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
+++ b/plugins/platforms/drm/drm_output.cpp
@@ -59,13 +59,14 @@
 DrmOutput::~DrmOutput()
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!m_pageFlipPending);
-    if (!m_deleted) {
-        teardown();
-    }
+    teardown();
 }
 
 void DrmOutput::teardown()
 {
+    if (m_deleted) {
+        return;
+    }
     m_deleted = true;
     hideCursor();
     m_crtc->blank();