diff --git a/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c b/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c
index 2a5974511c..a8362461f4 100644
--- a/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c
+++ b/gfx/drivers_context/drm_egl_ctx.c
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <signal.h>
-#include <fcntl.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 #include <math.h>
 
@@ -40,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <gbm.h>
 
 #include <file/dir_list.h>
+#include <retro_file.h>
 
 #include "../../driver.h"
 #include "../../runloop.h"
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 typedef struct gfx_ctx_drm_egl_data
 {
    bool g_use_hw_ctx;
+   RFILE *g_drm;
    int g_drm_fd;
    uint32_t g_crtc_id;
    uint32_t g_connector_id;
@@ -356,7 +357,7 @@ static void free_drm_resources(gfx_ctx_drm_egl_data_t *drm)
       drmModeFreeCrtc(drm->g_orig_crtc);
 
    if (drm->g_drm_fd >= 0)
-      close(drm->g_drm_fd);
+      retro_fclose(drm->g_drm);
 
    drm->g_gbm_surface = NULL;
    drm->g_gbm_dev     = NULL;
@@ -457,13 +458,15 @@ nextgpu:
    }
    gpu = gpu_descriptors->elems[gpu_index++].data;
 
-   drm->g_drm_fd = open(gpu, O_RDWR);
-   if (drm->g_drm_fd < 0)
+   drm->g_drm    = retro_fopen(gpu, RFILE_MODE_READ_WRITE, -1);
+   if (!drm->g_drm)
    {
       RARCH_WARN("[KMS/EGL]: Couldn't open DRM device.\n");
       goto nextgpu;
    }
 
+   drm->g_drm_fd = retro_get_fd(drm->g_drm);
+
    drm->g_resources = drmModeGetResources(drm->g_drm_fd);
    if (!drm->g_resources)
    {
diff --git a/libretro-common/file/retro_file.c b/libretro-common/file/retro_file.c
index 0a91b31850..a335a052f5 100644
--- a/libretro-common/file/retro_file.c
+++ b/libretro-common/file/retro_file.c
@@ -53,6 +53,17 @@ struct RFILE
 #endif
 };
 
+int retro_get_fd(RFILE *stream)
+{
+   if (!stream)
+      return -1;
+#if defined(HAVE_BUFFERED_IO)
+   return fileno(stream->fd);
+#else
+   return stream->fd;
+#endif
+}
+
 RFILE *retro_fopen(const char *path, unsigned mode, ssize_t len)
 {
    RFILE *stream = (RFILE*)calloc(1, sizeof(*stream));
diff --git a/libretro-common/include/retro_file.h b/libretro-common/include/retro_file.h
index cf535da63f..81e0b22a8f 100644
--- a/libretro-common/include/retro_file.h
+++ b/libretro-common/include/retro_file.h
@@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ void retro_fclose(RFILE *stream);
 
 bool retro_fmemcpy(const char *path, char *s, size_t len, ssize_t *bytes_written);
 
+int retro_get_fd(RFILE *stream);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif