diff --git a/render/allocator/allocator.c b/render/allocator/allocator.c
index 5108ad04..d7f09b42 100644
--- a/render/allocator/allocator.c
+++ b/render/allocator/allocator.c
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ void wlr_allocator_init(struct wlr_allocator *alloc,
  * https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/mesa/drm/-/merge_requests/110
  */
 static int reopen_drm_node(int drm_fd, bool allow_render_node) {
+#if 0
 	if (drmIsMaster(drm_fd)) {
 		// Only recent kernels support empty leases
 		uint32_t lessee_id;
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ static int reopen_drm_node(int drm_fd, bool allow_render_node) {
 		wlr_log(WLR_DEBUG, "drmModeCreateLease failed, "
 			"falling back to plain open");
 	}
+#endif
 
 	char *name = NULL;
 	if (allow_render_node) {