diff --git a/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp b/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
index c8c98c2299f..f188e39f72a 100644
--- a/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
+++ b/src/server/services/wms/qgswmsrenderer.cpp
@@ -767,7 +767,7 @@ namespace QgsWms
     QStringList wfsLayerIds = QgsServerProjectUtils::wfsLayerIds( *mProject );
 
     // get dxf layers
-    QList< QPair<QgsVectorLayer *, int > > dxfLayers;
+    QList< QgsDxfExport::DxfLayer > dxfLayers;
     int layerIdx = -1;
     Q_FOREACH ( QgsMapLayer *layer, layers )
     {
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ namespace QgsWms
         layerAttribute = vlayer->fields().indexFromName( layerAttributes.at( layerIdx ) );
       }
 
-      dxfLayers.append( qMakePair( vlayer, layerAttribute ) );
+      dxfLayers.append( QgsDxfExport::DxfLayer( vlayer, layerAttribute ) );
     }
 
     // add layers to dxf