diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
index 0d6cf40db..0df0ab86c 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-device.c
@@ -1226,12 +1226,13 @@ meta_color_device_get_assigned_profile (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
 }
 
 void
-meta_color_device_update (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
-                          unsigned int     temperature)
+meta_color_device_update (MetaColorDevice *color_device)
 {
+  MetaColorManager *color_manager = color_device->color_manager;
   MetaColorProfile *color_profile;
   MetaMonitor *monitor;
   size_t lut_size;
+  unsigned int temperature;
 
   color_profile = meta_color_device_get_assigned_profile (color_device);
   if (!color_profile)
@@ -1241,6 +1242,8 @@ meta_color_device_update (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
   if (!meta_monitor_is_active (monitor))
     return;
 
+  temperature = meta_color_manager_get_temperature (color_manager);
+
   meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
               "Updating device '%s' (%s) using color profile '%s' "
               "and temperature %uK",
@@ -1260,7 +1263,7 @@ meta_color_device_update (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
           meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR,
                       "Setting brightness to %s%% from brightness profile",
                       brightness_profile);
-          meta_color_manager_set_brightness (color_device->color_manager,
+          meta_color_manager_set_brightness (color_manager,
                                              atoi (brightness_profile));
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-device.h b/src/backends/meta-color-device.h
index 326595263..1f0172025 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-device.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-device.h
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ MetaColorProfile * meta_color_device_generate_profile_finish (MetaColorDevice  *
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 gboolean meta_color_device_is_ready (MetaColorDevice *color_device);
 
-void meta_color_device_update (MetaColorDevice *color_device,
-                               unsigned int     temperature);
+void meta_color_device_update (MetaColorDevice *color_device);
 
 META_EXPORT_TEST
 void meta_set_color_efivar_test_path (const char *path);
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-manager-private.h b/src/backends/meta-color-manager-private.h
index a1e8a3d32..ed6105bcb 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-manager-private.h
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-manager-private.h
@@ -40,3 +40,5 @@ META_EXPORT_TEST
 int meta_color_manager_get_num_color_devices (MetaColorManager *color_manager);
 
 cmsContext meta_color_manager_get_lcms_context (MetaColorManager *color_manager);
+
+unsigned int meta_color_manager_get_temperature (MetaColorManager *color_manager);
diff --git a/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c
index 6458346e4..df74f7a3f 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-color-manager.c
@@ -108,9 +108,6 @@ on_device_ready (MetaColorDevice  *color_device,
                  gboolean          success,
                  MetaColorManager *color_manager)
 {
-  MetaColorManagerPrivate *priv =
-    meta_color_manager_get_instance_private (color_manager);
-
   if (!success)
     {
       meta_topic (META_DEBUG_COLOR, "Color device '%s' failed to become ready",
@@ -118,17 +115,14 @@ on_device_ready (MetaColorDevice  *color_device,
       return;
     }
 
-  meta_color_device_update (color_device, priv->temperature);
+  meta_color_device_update (color_device);
 }
 
 static void
 on_device_changed (MetaColorDevice  *color_device,
                    MetaColorManager *color_manager)
 {
-  MetaColorManagerPrivate *priv =
-    meta_color_manager_get_instance_private (color_manager);
-
-  meta_color_device_update (color_device, priv->temperature);
+  meta_color_device_update (color_device);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -261,7 +255,7 @@ update_device_properties (MetaColorManager *color_manager)
       if (!meta_color_device_is_ready (color_device))
           continue;
 
-      meta_color_device_update (color_device, priv->temperature);
+      meta_color_device_update (color_device);
     }
 }
 
@@ -598,6 +592,15 @@ meta_color_manager_get_lcms_context (MetaColorManager *color_manager)
   return priv->lcms_context;
 }
 
+unsigned int
+meta_color_manager_get_temperature (MetaColorManager *color_manager)
+{
+  MetaColorManagerPrivate *priv =
+    meta_color_manager_get_instance_private (color_manager);
+
+  return priv->temperature;
+}
+
 void
 meta_color_manager_set_brightness (MetaColorManager *color_manager,
                                    int               brightness)