diff --git a/libvo/vo_xmga.c b/libvo/vo_xmga.c
index 28e8efee5f..00c9eba3c2 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_xmga.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_xmga.c
@@ -278,7 +278,8 @@ static uint32_t config( uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t d_width, uint3
    xWAttribs.colormap=XCreateColormap( mDisplay,RootWindow( mDisplay,mScreen ),vinfo.visual,AllocNone );
    xWAttribs.background_pixel=0;
    xWAttribs.border_pixel=0;
-   xWAttribs.event_mask=StructureNotifyMask | ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | PointerMotionMask;
+   xWAttribs.event_mask=StructureNotifyMask | ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | 
+       ((WinID==0)?0:(ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | PointerMotionMask));
    xswamask=CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWColormap | CWEventMask;
 
     if ( WinID>=0 ){
diff --git a/libvo/vo_xvidix.c b/libvo/vo_xvidix.c
index cd600c8cd5..8bc060fedd 100644
--- a/libvo/vo_xvidix.c
+++ b/libvo/vo_xvidix.c
@@ -292,7 +292,8 @@ if (vo_window == None)
     xswa.border_pixel     = 0;
     xswa.colormap         = XCreateColormap(mDisplay, RootWindow(mDisplay, mScreen),
 					    vinfo.visual, AllocNone);
-    xswa.event_mask = StructureNotifyMask | ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | PointerMotionMask;
+    xswa.event_mask = StructureNotifyMask | ExposureMask | KeyPressMask | 
+       ((WinID==0)?0:(ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask | PointerMotionMask));
     xswamask = CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWColormap | CWEventMask;
 
     if (WinID >= 0)