diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index fe56026..f085550 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ MUTTER_PC_MODULES="
    gsettings-desktop-schemas >= 3.7.3
    xcomposite >= 0.2 xfixes xrender xdamage xi >= 1.6.0
    $CLUTTER_PACKAGE >= 1.15.90
-   cogl-1.0 >= 1.17.1
+   cogl-1.0 >= 1.15.6
    upower-glib >= 0.99.0
    gnome-desktop-3.0
 "
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c
index cd585b5..3fc9430 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.c
@@ -26,6 +26,41 @@
 #include <clutter/clutter.h>
 #include "meta-texture-rectangle.h"
 
+CoglTexture *
+meta_texture_rectangle_new (unsigned int width,
+                            unsigned int height,
+                            CoglPixelFormat format,
+                            CoglPixelFormat internal_format,
+                            unsigned int rowstride,
+                            const guint8 *data,
+                            GError **error)
+{
+  ClutterBackend *backend =
+    clutter_get_default_backend ();
+  CoglContext *context =
+    clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
+  CoglTextureRectangle *tex_rect;
+
+  tex_rect = cogl_texture_rectangle_new_with_size (context,
+                                                   width, height,
+                                                   internal_format,
+                                                   error);
+  if (tex_rect == NULL)
+    return NULL;
+
+  if (data)
+    cogl_texture_set_region (COGL_TEXTURE (tex_rect),
+                             0, 0, /* src_x/y */
+                             0, 0, /* dst_x/y */
+                             width, height, /* dst_width/height */
+                             width, height, /* width/height */
+                             format,
+                             rowstride,
+                             data);
+
+  return COGL_TEXTURE (tex_rect);
+}
+
 static void
 texture_rectangle_check_cb (CoglTexture *sub_texture,
                             const float *sub_texture_coords,
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h
index ba2624f..30f60d3 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-texture-rectangle.h
@@ -28,6 +28,15 @@
 
 G_BEGIN_DECLS
 
+CoglTexture *
+meta_texture_rectangle_new (unsigned int width,
+                            unsigned int height,
+                            CoglPixelFormat format,
+                            CoglPixelFormat internal_format,
+                            unsigned int rowstride,
+                            const guint8 *data,
+                            GError **error);
+
 gboolean
 meta_texture_rectangle_check (CoglTexture *texture);
 
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c b/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c
index 5d82add..9a30de0 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-texture-tower.c
@@ -359,10 +359,18 @@ texture_tower_create_texture (MetaTextureTower *tower,
   if ((!is_power_of_two (width) || !is_power_of_two (height)) &&
       meta_texture_rectangle_check (tower->textures[level - 1]))
     {
-      ClutterBackend *backend = clutter_get_default_backend ();
-      CoglContext *context = clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
-
-      tower->textures[level] = cogl_texture_rectangle_new_with_size (context, width, height);
+      tower->textures[level] =
+        meta_texture_rectangle_new (width, height,
+                                    /* data format */
+                                    TEXTURE_FORMAT,
+                                    /* internal cogl format */
+                                    TEXTURE_FORMAT,
+                                    /* rowstride */
+                                    width * 4,
+                                    /* data */
+                                    NULL,
+                                    /* error */
+                                    NULL);
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
index b9473d2..a2c05ca 100644
--- a/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
+++ b/src/compositor/meta-window-actor.c
@@ -2165,18 +2165,12 @@ build_and_scan_frame_mask (MetaWindowActor       *self,
 
   if (meta_texture_rectangle_check (paint_tex))
     {
-      ClutterBackend *backend = clutter_get_default_backend ();
-      CoglContext *context = clutter_backend_get_cogl_context (backend);
-
-      mask_texture = COGL_TEXTURE (cogl_texture_rectangle_new_with_size (context, tex_width, tex_height));
-      cogl_texture_set_components (mask_texture, COGL_TEXTURE_COMPONENTS_A);
-      cogl_texture_set_region (mask_texture,
-                               0, 0, /* src_x/y */
-                               0, 0, /* dst_x/y */
-                               tex_width, tex_height, /* dst_width/height */
-                               tex_width, tex_height, /* width/height */
-                               COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_A_8,
-                               stride, mask_data);
+      mask_texture = meta_texture_rectangle_new (tex_width, tex_height,
+                                                 COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_A_8,
+                                                 COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_A_8,
+                                                 stride,
+                                                 mask_data,
+                                                 NULL /* error */);
     }
   else
     {
diff --git a/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c b/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
index 84f3185..d1b365e 100644
--- a/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
+++ b/src/core/meta-cursor-tracker.c
@@ -307,6 +307,7 @@ ensure_xfixes_cursor (MetaCursorTracker *tracker)
                                           cursor_image->width,
                                           cursor_image->height,
                                           CLUTTER_CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32,
+                                          COGL_PIXEL_FORMAT_ANY,
                                           cursor_image->width * 4, /* stride */
                                           cursor_data,
                                           NULL);