diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpublurop.c b/gsk/gpu/gskgpublurop.c
index ed188eee4b..02810382a5 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpublurop.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpublurop.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ gsk_gpu_blur_op_full (GskGpuFrame            *frame,
                       const graphene_rect_t  *rect,
                       const graphene_point_t *offset,
                       const graphene_rect_t  *tex_rect,
-                      const graphene_vec2_t  *blur_direction,
+                      const graphene_point_t *blur_direction,
                       const GdkRGBA          *blur_color)
 {
   GskGpuBlurInstance *instance;
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ gsk_gpu_blur_op_full (GskGpuFrame            *frame,
 
   gsk_gpu_rect_to_float (rect, offset, instance->rect);
   gsk_gpu_rect_to_float (tex_rect, offset, instance->tex_rect);
-  graphene_vec2_to_float (blur_direction, instance->blur_direction);
+  gsk_point_to_float (blur_direction, instance->blur_direction);
   gsk_gpu_rgba_to_float (blur_color, instance->blur_color);
   instance->tex_id = descriptor;
 }
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ gsk_gpu_blur_op (GskGpuFrame            *frame,
                  const graphene_rect_t  *rect,
                  const graphene_point_t *offset,
                  const graphene_rect_t  *tex_rect,
-                 const graphene_vec2_t  *blur_direction)
+                 const graphene_point_t *blur_direction)
 {
   gsk_gpu_blur_op_full (frame,
                         0,
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ gsk_gpu_blur_shadow_op (GskGpuFrame            *frame,
                         const graphene_rect_t  *rect,
                         const graphene_point_t *offset,
                         const graphene_rect_t  *tex_rect,
-                        const graphene_vec2_t  *blur_direction,
+                        const graphene_point_t *blur_direction,
                         const GdkRGBA          *shadow_color)
 {
   gsk_gpu_blur_op_full (frame,
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpubluropprivate.h b/gsk/gpu/gskgpubluropprivate.h
index 42a4f457f6..1ddb2ecd0e 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpubluropprivate.h
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpubluropprivate.h
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ void                    gsk_gpu_blur_op                                 (GskGpuF
                                                                          const graphene_rect_t          *rect,
                                                                          const graphene_point_t         *offset,
                                                                          const graphene_rect_t          *tex_rect,
-                                                                         const graphene_vec2_t          *blur_direction);
+                                                                         const graphene_point_t         *blur_direction);
 
 void                    gsk_gpu_blur_shadow_op                          (GskGpuFrame                    *frame,
                                                                          GskGpuShaderClip                clip,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ void                    gsk_gpu_blur_shadow_op                          (GskGpuF
                                                                          const graphene_rect_t          *rect,
                                                                          const graphene_point_t         *offset,
                                                                          const graphene_rect_t          *tex_rect,
-                                                                         const graphene_vec2_t          *blur_direction,
+                                                                         const graphene_point_t         *blur_direction,
                                                                          const GdkRGBA                  *shadow_color);
 
 
diff --git a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
index bab23f8176..8208e0898d 100644
--- a/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
+++ b/gsk/gpu/gskgpunodeprocessor.c
@@ -979,7 +979,6 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_blur_op (GskGpuNodeProcessor       *self,
   GskGpuNodeProcessor other;
   GskGpuImage *intermediate;
   guint32 intermediate_descriptor;
-  graphene_vec2_t direction;
   graphene_rect_t clip_rect, intermediate_rect;
   graphene_point_t real_offset;
   int width, height;
@@ -1015,7 +1014,6 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_blur_op (GskGpuNodeProcessor       *self,
 
   gsk_gpu_node_processor_sync_globals (&other, 0);
 
-  graphene_vec2_init (&direction, blur_radius, 0.0f);
   gsk_gpu_blur_op (other.frame,
                    gsk_gpu_clip_get_shader_clip (&other.clip, &other.offset, &intermediate_rect),
                    source_desc,
@@ -1023,7 +1021,7 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_blur_op (GskGpuNodeProcessor       *self,
                    &intermediate_rect,
                    &other.offset,
                    source_rect,
-                   &direction);
+                   &GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (blur_radius, 0));
 
   gsk_gpu_render_pass_end_op (other.frame,
                               intermediate,
@@ -1033,7 +1031,6 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_blur_op (GskGpuNodeProcessor       *self,
 
   real_offset = GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (self->offset.x + shadow_offset->x,
                                      self->offset.y + shadow_offset->y);
-  graphene_vec2_init (&direction, 0.0f, blur_radius);
   intermediate_descriptor = gsk_gpu_node_processor_add_image (self, intermediate, GSK_GPU_SAMPLER_TRANSPARENT);
   if (shadow_color)
     {
@@ -1044,7 +1041,7 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_blur_op (GskGpuNodeProcessor       *self,
                               rect,
                               &real_offset,
                               &intermediate_rect,
-                              &direction,
+                              &GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (0, blur_radius),
                               shadow_color);
     }
   else
@@ -1056,7 +1053,7 @@ gsk_gpu_node_processor_blur_op (GskGpuNodeProcessor       *self,
                        rect,
                        &real_offset,
                        &intermediate_rect,
-                       &direction);
+                       &GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (0, blur_radius));
     }
 
   g_object_unref (intermediate);