diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
index ef12723ef..f6e1f7ddb 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11events.c
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ static char* X11_URIToLocal(char* uri) {
 }
 
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_SUPPORTS_GENERIC_EVENTS
-static void X11_HandleGenericEvent(SDL_VideoData *videodata,XEvent event)
+static void X11_HandleGenericEvent(SDL_VideoData *videodata, XEvent *xev)
 {
     /* event is a union, so cookie == &event, but this is type safe. */
-    XGenericEventCookie *cookie = &event.xcookie;
+    XGenericEventCookie *cookie = &xev->xcookie;
     if (X11_XGetEventData(videodata->display, cookie)) {
         X11_HandleXinput2Event(videodata, cookie);
         X11_XFreeEventData(videodata->display, cookie);
@@ -696,7 +696,7 @@ X11_DispatchEvent(_THIS)
 
 #if SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER_X11_SUPPORTS_GENERIC_EVENTS
     if(xevent.type == GenericEvent) {
-        X11_HandleGenericEvent(videodata,xevent);
+        X11_HandleGenericEvent(videodata, &xevent);
         return;
     }
 #endif