diff --git a/hw/xquartz/darwinEvents.c b/hw/xquartz/darwinEvents.c
index 15354bdd3..aa14d08f0 100644
--- a/hw/xquartz/darwinEvents.c
+++ b/hw/xquartz/darwinEvents.c
@@ -479,7 +479,7 @@ void DarwinSendPointerEvents(DeviceIntPtr pDev, int ev_type, int ev_button, floa
         num_events = GetPointerEvents(darwinEvents, pDev, ev_type, ev_button, 
                                       POINTER_ABSOLUTE, 0, pDev==darwinTabletCurrent?5:2, valuators);
         for(i=0; i<num_events; i++) mieqEnqueue (pDev, &darwinEvents[i]);
-        DarwinPokeEQ();
+        if(num_events > 0) DarwinPokeEQ();
     } darwinEvents_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -494,7 +494,7 @@ void DarwinSendKeyboardEvents(int ev_type, int keycode) {
     darwinEvents_lock(); {
         num_events = GetKeyboardEvents(darwinEvents, darwinKeyboard, ev_type, keycode + MIN_KEYCODE);
         for(i=0; i<num_events; i++) mieqEnqueue(darwinKeyboard,&darwinEvents[i]);
-        DarwinPokeEQ();
+        if(num_events > 0) DarwinPokeEQ();
     } darwinEvents_unlock();
 }
 
@@ -522,7 +522,7 @@ void DarwinSendProximityEvents(int ev_type, float pointer_x, float pointer_y) {
         num_events = GetProximityEvents(darwinEvents, pDev, ev_type,
                                         0, 5, valuators);
         for(i=0; i<num_events; i++) mieqEnqueue (pDev,&darwinEvents[i]);
-        DarwinPokeEQ();
+        if(num_events > 0) DarwinPokeEQ();
     } darwinEvents_unlock();
 }