diff --git a/src/copy_device.rs b/src/copy_device.rs
index 9313ed03..6ab005cc 100644
--- a/src/copy_device.rs
+++ b/src/copy_device.rs
@@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ use {
         rect::{Rect, Region},
         utils::{
             clonecell::CloneCell, copyhashmap::CopyHashMap, errorfmt::ErrorFmt, numcell::NumCell,
-            oserror::OsError, queue::AsyncQueue, stack::Stack,
+            queue::AsyncQueue, stack::Stack,
         },
         video::{
             LINEAR_MODIFIER, LINEAR_STRIDE_ALIGN, Modifier,
             dmabuf::{DmaBuf, DmaBufIds, DmaBufPlane, PlaneVec},
-            drm::{NodeType, get_drm_nodes_from_dev, syncobj::SyncobjCtx},
+            drm::{DrmError, syncobj::SyncobjCtx},
         },
         vulkan_core::{
             self, VULKAN_API_VERSION, VulkanCoreError, VulkanCoreInstance, device::VulkanDeviceInf,
@@ -166,12 +166,8 @@ pub enum CopyDeviceError {
     BothOffDevice,
     #[error("Cannot blit between these formats")]
     BlitNotSupported,
-    #[error("Could not get DRM nodes")]
-    GetDrmNodes(#[source] OsError),
-    #[error("Device has no device nodes")]
-    NoDeviceNodes,
-    #[error("Could not open device node")]
-    OpenDeviceNode(#[source] OsError),
+    #[error("Could not create syncobj ctx")]
+    CreateSyncobjCtx(#[source] DrmError),
 }
 
 type Keyed<T> = StaticMap<TransferType, T>;
@@ -422,16 +418,9 @@ impl PhysicalCopyDevice {
             }
             return Err(CopyDeviceError::NoVulkanDevice);
         }
-        let nodes = get_drm_nodes_from_dev(uapi::major(dev), uapi::minor(dev))
-            .map_err(CopyDeviceError::GetDrmNodes)?;
-        let path = nodes
-            .get(&NodeType::Render)
-            .or_else(|| nodes.get(&NodeType::Primary))
-            .ok_or(CopyDeviceError::NoDeviceNodes)?;
-        let device_fd = uapi::open(path.as_c_str(), c::O_RDWR, 0)
+        let sync_ctx = SyncobjCtx::from_dev_t(dev)
             .map(Rc::new)
-            .map_err(Into::into)
-            .map_err(CopyDeviceError::OpenDeviceNode)?;
+            .map_err(CopyDeviceError::CreateSyncobjCtx)?;
         if device_properties.api_version < VULKAN_API_VERSION {
             return Err(CopyDeviceError::NoVulkan13);
         }
@@ -641,7 +630,7 @@ impl PhysicalCopyDevice {
             ring: ring.clone(),
             eng: eng.clone(),
             eventfd_cache: eventfd_cache.clone(),
-            sync_ctx: Rc::new(SyncobjCtx::new(&device_fd)),
+            sync_ctx,
             instance: core_instance,
             physical_device,
             support,
@@ -2048,8 +2037,8 @@ impl VulkanDeviceInf for CopyDeviceInner {
         self.phy.supports_timeline_opaque_export
     }
 
-    fn sync_ctx(&self) -> &Rc<SyncobjCtx> {
-        &self.phy.sync_ctx
+    fn sync_ctx(&self) -> Option<&Rc<SyncobjCtx>> {
+        Some(&self.phy.sync_ctx)
     }
 
     fn eventfd_cache(&self) -> &Rc<EventfdCache> {
diff --git a/src/gfx_apis/vulkan/device.rs b/src/gfx_apis/vulkan/device.rs
index f65e8e06..afd159cc 100644
--- a/src/gfx_apis/vulkan/device.rs
+++ b/src/gfx_apis/vulkan/device.rs
@@ -671,8 +671,8 @@ impl VulkanDeviceInf for VulkanDevice {
         self.supports_timeline_opaque_export
     }
 
-    fn sync_ctx(&self) -> &Rc<SyncobjCtx> {
-        &self.sync_ctx
+    fn sync_ctx(&self) -> Option<&Rc<SyncobjCtx>> {
+        Some(&self.sync_ctx)
     }
 
     fn eventfd_cache(&self) -> &Rc<EventfdCache> {
diff --git a/src/video/drm.rs b/src/video/drm.rs
index f70b5497..a4396d08 100644
--- a/src/video/drm.rs
+++ b/src/video/drm.rs
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ pub enum DrmError {
     QueueSequence(#[source] OsError),
     #[error("Could not stat the DRM fd")]
     Stat(#[source] OsError),
+    #[error("Device has no device nodes")]
+    NoDeviceNodes,
 }
 
 fn render_node_name(fd: c::c_int) -> Result<Ustring, DrmError> {
diff --git a/src/video/drm/syncobj.rs b/src/video/drm/syncobj.rs
index 23529748..d6887dc3 100644
--- a/src/video/drm/syncobj.rs
+++ b/src/video/drm/syncobj.rs
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ use {
             oserror::OsError,
         },
         video::drm::{
-            DrmError,
+            DrmError, NodeType, get_drm_nodes_from_dev,
             sys::{
                 DRM_SYNCOBJ_CREATE_SIGNALED, DRM_SYNCOBJ_FD_TO_HANDLE_FLAGS_IMPORT_SYNC_FILE,
                 DRM_SYNCOBJ_FD_TO_HANDLE_FLAGS_TIMELINE,
@@ -107,6 +107,20 @@ impl SyncobjCtx {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn from_dev_t(dev: c::dev_t) -> Result<Self, DrmError> {
+        let nodes = get_drm_nodes_from_dev(uapi::major(dev), uapi::minor(dev))
+            .map_err(DrmError::GetNodes)?;
+        let path = nodes
+            .get(&NodeType::Render)
+            .or_else(|| nodes.get(&NodeType::Primary))
+            .ok_or(DrmError::NoDeviceNodes)?;
+        let device_fd = uapi::open(path.as_c_str(), c::O_RDWR | c::O_CLOEXEC, 0)
+            .map(Rc::new)
+            .map_err(Into::into)
+            .map_err(DrmError::ReopenNode)?;
+        Ok(Self::new(&device_fd))
+    }
+
     fn get_handle(&self, syncobj: &Syncobj) -> Result<SyncobjHandle, DrmError> {
         if let Some(handle) = self.inner.handles.get(&syncobj.id) {
             return Ok(handle);
diff --git a/src/vulkan_core.rs b/src/vulkan_core.rs
index 00dac433..546e820d 100644
--- a/src/vulkan_core.rs
+++ b/src/vulkan_core.rs
@@ -76,6 +76,8 @@ pub enum VulkanCoreError {
     AcquireEventfd(#[source] EventfdError),
     #[error("Could not create a sync obj eventfd wait")]
     CreateSyncobjWait(#[source] DrmError),
+    #[error("Device does not have a syncobj ctx")]
+    NoSyncobjCtx,
 }
 
 pub struct VulkanCoreInstance {
diff --git a/src/vulkan_core/device.rs b/src/vulkan_core/device.rs
index ab4ceb1a..83a4c73f 100644
--- a/src/vulkan_core/device.rs
+++ b/src/vulkan_core/device.rs
@@ -16,6 +16,6 @@ pub trait VulkanDeviceInf: Sized {
     fn external_fence_fd(&self) -> &external_fence_fd::Device;
     fn external_semaphore_fd(&self) -> &external_semaphore_fd::Device;
     fn supports_timeline_opaque_export(&self) -> bool;
-    fn sync_ctx(&self) -> &Rc<SyncobjCtx>;
+    fn sync_ctx(&self) -> Option<&Rc<SyncobjCtx>>;
     fn eventfd_cache(&self) -> &Rc<EventfdCache>;
 }
diff --git a/src/vulkan_core/sync.rs b/src/vulkan_core/sync.rs
index aaa7e317..e78d88c2 100644
--- a/src/vulkan_core/sync.rs
+++ b/src/vulkan_core/sync.rs
@@ -113,12 +113,11 @@ where
         .eventfd_cache()
         .acquire()
         .map_err(VulkanCoreError::AcquireEventfd)?;
-    device
-        .sync_ctx()
+    tls.sync_ctx
         .wait_for_point(&eventfd.fd, &tls.syncobj, point, true)
         .map_err(VulkanCoreError::CreateSyncobjWait)?;
     let pending = Rc::new(ReservedSyncobjPoint {
-        ctx: device.sync_ctx().clone(),
+        ctx: tls.sync_ctx.clone(),
         syncobj: tls.syncobj.clone(),
         point,
         sync_file: Default::default(),
diff --git a/src/vulkan_core/timeline_semaphore.rs b/src/vulkan_core/timeline_semaphore.rs
index 7f46c689..63340578 100644
--- a/src/vulkan_core/timeline_semaphore.rs
+++ b/src/vulkan_core/timeline_semaphore.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use {
     crate::{
         utils::{errorfmt::ErrorFmt, numcell::NumCell},
-        video::drm::syncobj::Syncobj,
+        video::drm::syncobj::{Syncobj, SyncobjCtx},
         vulkan_core::{VulkanCoreError, device::VulkanDeviceInf},
     },
     ash::vk::{
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ where
 {
     pub(super) device: Rc<D>,
     pub(super) semaphore: Semaphore,
+    pub(super) sync_ctx: Rc<SyncobjCtx>,
     pub(super) syncobj: Rc<Syncobj>,
     pub(super) next_point: NumCell<u64>,
 }
@@ -55,6 +56,9 @@ where
         if !self.supports_timeline_opaque_export() {
             return Err(VulkanCoreError::TimelineExportNotSupported);
         }
+        let Some(sync_ctx) = self.sync_ctx() else {
+            return Err(VulkanCoreError::NoSyncobjCtx);
+        };
         let sem = {
             let mut export_info = ExportSemaphoreCreateInfo::default()
                 .handle_types(ExternalSemaphoreHandleTypeFlags::OPAQUE_FD);
@@ -87,8 +91,7 @@ where
         for _ in 0..2 {
             let n = next_point.fetch_add(1);
             signal(n)?;
-            let signaled = self
-                .sync_ctx()
+            let signaled = sync_ctx
                 .query_last_signaled(&syncobj)
                 .map_err(VulkanCoreError::QueryLastSignaled)?;
             if signaled != n {
@@ -99,6 +102,7 @@ where
         Ok(Rc::new(VulkanTimelineSemaphore {
             device: self.clone(),
             semaphore: sem,
+            sync_ctx: sync_ctx.clone(),
             syncobj: Rc::new(syncobj),
             next_point,
         }))
diff --git a/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_sync_file_surface.rs b/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_sync_file_surface.rs
index 533cfdf2..8aa184f4 100644
--- a/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_sync_file_surface.rs
+++ b/src/wl_usr/usr_ifs/usr_jay_sync_file_surface.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use {
     crate::{
-        gfx_api::SyncFile,
+        gfx_api::FdSync,
         object::Version,
         wire::{JaySyncFileSurfaceId, jay_sync_file_surface::*},
         wl_usr::{
@@ -19,8 +19,8 @@ pub struct UsrJaySyncFileSurface {
 
 impl UsrJaySyncFileSurface {
     #[expect(dead_code)]
-    pub fn set_acquire(&self, sf: Option<&SyncFile>) {
-        match sf {
+    pub fn set_acquire(&self, sf: Option<&FdSync>) {
+        match sf.and_then(|s| s.get_sync_file()) {
             None => {
                 self.con.request(SetAcquireImmediate { self_id: self.id });
             }