diff --git a/sway/commands/move.c b/sway/commands/move.c
index 1a05a7a6..0d0d9727 100644
--- a/sway/commands/move.c
+++ b/sway/commands/move.c
@@ -788,15 +788,15 @@ static struct cmd_results *cmd_move_to_position_pointer(
 	struct wlr_output *output = wlr_output_layout_output_at(
 			root->output_layout, cursor->x, cursor->y);
 	if (output) {
-		struct wlr_box *box =
-				wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, output);
-		lx = fmax(lx, box->x);
-		ly = fmax(ly, box->y);
-		if (lx + container->pending.width > box->x + box->width) {
-			lx = box->x + box->width - container->pending.width;
+		struct wlr_box box;
+		wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, output, &box);
+		lx = fmax(lx, box.x);
+		ly = fmax(ly, box.y);
+		if (lx + container->pending.width > box.x + box.width) {
+			lx = box.x + box.width - container->pending.width;
 		}
-		if (ly + container->pending.height > box->y + box->height) {
-			ly = box->y + box->height - container->pending.height;
+		if (ly + container->pending.height > box.y + box.height) {
+			ly = box.y + box.height - container->pending.height;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/sway/config/output.c b/sway/config/output.c
index fa509252..88514ac0 100644
--- a/sway/config/output.c
+++ b/sway/config/output.c
@@ -546,12 +546,12 @@ bool apply_output_config(struct output_config *oc, struct sway_output *output) {
 	}
 
 	// Update output->{lx, ly, width, height}
-	struct wlr_box *output_box =
-		wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, wlr_output);
-	output->lx = output_box->x;
-	output->ly = output_box->y;
-	output->width = output_box->width;
-	output->height = output_box->height;
+	struct wlr_box output_box;
+	wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, wlr_output, &output_box);
+	output->lx = output_box.x;
+	output->ly = output_box.y;
+	output->width = output_box.width;
+	output->height = output_box.height;
 
 	if (!output->enabled) {
 		output_enable(output);
diff --git a/sway/desktop/desktop.c b/sway/desktop/desktop.c
index ec45d80a..c8d4502c 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/desktop.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/desktop.c
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ void desktop_damage_surface(struct wlr_surface *surface, double lx, double ly,
 		bool whole) {
 	for (int i = 0; i < root->outputs->length; ++i) {
 		struct sway_output *output = root->outputs->items[i];
-		struct wlr_box *output_box = wlr_output_layout_get_box(
-			root->output_layout, output->wlr_output);
-		output_damage_surface(output, lx - output_box->x,
-			ly - output_box->y, surface, whole);
+		struct wlr_box output_box;
+		wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout,
+			output->wlr_output, &output_box);
+		output_damage_surface(output, lx - output_box.x,
+			ly - output_box.y, surface, whole);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/sway/desktop/output.c b/sway/desktop/output.c
index 852671d2..dd2eaf08 100644
--- a/sway/desktop/output.c
+++ b/sway/desktop/output.c
@@ -737,14 +737,15 @@ static void update_output_manager_config(struct sway_server *server) {
 		}
 		struct wlr_output_configuration_head_v1 *config_head =
 			wlr_output_configuration_head_v1_create(config, output->wlr_output);
-		struct wlr_box *output_box = wlr_output_layout_get_box(
-			root->output_layout, output->wlr_output);
+		struct wlr_box output_box;
+		wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout,
+			output->wlr_output, &output_box);
 		// We mark the output enabled even if it is switched off by DPMS
 		config_head->state.enabled = output->current_mode != NULL && output->enabled;
 		config_head->state.mode = output->current_mode;
-		if (output_box) {
-			config_head->state.x = output_box->x;
-			config_head->state.y = output_box->y;
+		if (!wlr_box_empty(&output_box)) {
+			config_head->state.x = output_box.x;
+			config_head->state.y = output_box.y;
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/sway/tree/arrange.c b/sway/tree/arrange.c
index 4aa82c35..9c1a11e5 100644
--- a/sway/tree/arrange.c
+++ b/sway/tree/arrange.c
@@ -311,12 +311,13 @@ void arrange_output(struct sway_output *output) {
 	if (config->reloading) {
 		return;
 	}
-	const struct wlr_box *output_box = wlr_output_layout_get_box(
-			root->output_layout, output->wlr_output);
-	output->lx = output_box->x;
-	output->ly = output_box->y;
-	output->width = output_box->width;
-	output->height = output_box->height;
+	struct wlr_box output_box;
+	wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout,
+		output->wlr_output, &output_box);
+	output->lx = output_box.x;
+	output->ly = output_box.y;
+	output->width = output_box.width;
+	output->height = output_box.height;
 
 	for (int i = 0; i < output->workspaces->length; ++i) {
 		struct sway_workspace *workspace = output->workspaces->items[i];
@@ -328,12 +329,12 @@ void arrange_root(void) {
 	if (config->reloading) {
 		return;
 	}
-	const struct wlr_box *layout_box =
-		wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, NULL);
-	root->x = layout_box->x;
-	root->y = layout_box->y;
-	root->width = layout_box->width;
-	root->height = layout_box->height;
+	struct wlr_box layout_box;
+	wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, NULL, &layout_box);
+	root->x = layout_box.x;
+	root->y = layout_box.y;
+	root->width = layout_box.width;
+	root->height = layout_box.height;
 
 	if (root->fullscreen_global) {
 		struct sway_container *fs = root->fullscreen_global;
diff --git a/sway/tree/container.c b/sway/tree/container.c
index 4756028c..bcac36b1 100644
--- a/sway/tree/container.c
+++ b/sway/tree/container.c
@@ -695,12 +695,13 @@ void floating_calculate_constraints(int *min_width, int *max_width,
 		*min_height = config->floating_minimum_height;
 	}
 
-	struct wlr_box *box = wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, NULL);
+	struct wlr_box box;
+	wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, NULL, &box);
 
 	if (config->floating_maximum_width == -1) { // no maximum
 		*max_width = INT_MAX;
 	} else if (config->floating_maximum_width == 0) { // automatic
-		*max_width = box->width;
+		*max_width = box.width;
 	} else {
 		*max_width = config->floating_maximum_width;
 	}
@@ -708,7 +709,7 @@ void floating_calculate_constraints(int *min_width, int *max_width,
 	if (config->floating_maximum_height == -1) { // no maximum
 		*max_height = INT_MAX;
 	} else if (config->floating_maximum_height == 0) { // automatic
-		*max_height = box->height;
+		*max_height = box.height;
 	} else {
 		*max_height = config->floating_maximum_height;
 	}
@@ -740,9 +741,9 @@ void container_floating_resize_and_center(struct sway_container *con) {
 		return;
 	}
 
-	struct wlr_box *ob = wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout,
-			ws->output->wlr_output);
-	if (!ob) {
+	struct wlr_box ob;
+	wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, ws->output->wlr_output, &ob);
+	if (wlr_box_empty(&ob)) {
 		// On NOOP output. Will be called again when moved to an output
 		con->pending.x = 0;
 		con->pending.y = 0;
@@ -754,8 +755,8 @@ void container_floating_resize_and_center(struct sway_container *con) {
 	floating_natural_resize(con);
 	if (!con->view) {
 		if (con->pending.width > ws->width || con->pending.height > ws->height) {
-			con->pending.x = ob->x + (ob->width - con->pending.width) / 2;
-			con->pending.y = ob->y + (ob->height - con->pending.height) / 2;
+			con->pending.x = ob.x + (ob.width - con->pending.width) / 2;
+			con->pending.y = ob.y + (ob.height - con->pending.height) / 2;
 		} else {
 			con->pending.x = ws->x + (ws->width - con->pending.width) / 2;
 			con->pending.y = ws->y + (ws->height - con->pending.height) / 2;
@@ -763,8 +764,8 @@ void container_floating_resize_and_center(struct sway_container *con) {
 	} else {
 		if (con->pending.content_width > ws->width
 				|| con->pending.content_height > ws->height) {
-			con->pending.content_x = ob->x + (ob->width - con->pending.content_width) / 2;
-			con->pending.content_y = ob->y + (ob->height - con->pending.content_height) / 2;
+			con->pending.content_x = ob.x + (ob.width - con->pending.content_width) / 2;
+			con->pending.content_y = ob.y + (ob.height - con->pending.content_height) / 2;
 		} else {
 			con->pending.content_x = ws->x + (ws->width - con->pending.content_width) / 2;
 			con->pending.content_y = ws->y + (ws->height - con->pending.content_height) / 2;
diff --git a/sway/tree/output.c b/sway/tree/output.c
index ad8d2482..52826c91 100644
--- a/sway/tree/output.c
+++ b/sway/tree/output.c
@@ -301,10 +301,10 @@ struct sway_output *output_get_in_direction(struct sway_output *reference,
 	if (!sway_assert(direction, "got invalid direction: %d", direction)) {
 		return NULL;
 	}
-	struct wlr_box *output_box =
-		wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, reference->wlr_output);
-	int lx = output_box->x + output_box->width / 2;
-	int ly = output_box->y + output_box->height / 2;
+	struct wlr_box output_box;
+	wlr_output_layout_get_box(root->output_layout, reference->wlr_output, &output_box);
+	int lx = output_box.x + output_box.width / 2;
+	int ly = output_box.y + output_box.height / 2;
 	struct wlr_output *wlr_adjacent = wlr_output_layout_adjacent_output(
 			root->output_layout, direction, reference->wlr_output, lx, ly);
 	if (!wlr_adjacent) {