diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessGC.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessGC.c
index b26f52c54..7e0778e17 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessGC.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessGC.c
@@ -413,10 +413,12 @@ static void RootlessCopyClip(GCPtr pgcDst, GCPtr pgcSrc)
 #define GC_IS_ROOT(pDst) ((pDst)->type == DRAWABLE_WINDOW \
                             && IsRoot ((WindowPtr) (pDst)))
 
-#define GC_SKIP_ROOT(pDst)			\
+#define GC_SKIP_ROOT(pDst, pGC)			\
     do {					\
-        if (GC_IS_ROOT (pDst))			\
+        if (GC_IS_ROOT (pDst)) {		\
+            GCOP_WRAP(pGC);			\
             return;				\
+        }					\
     } while (0)
 
 
@@ -426,7 +428,7 @@ RootlessFillSpans(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC, int nInit,
 {
     GC_SAVE(pGC);
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("fill spans start ");
 
     if (nInit <= 0) {
@@ -482,7 +484,7 @@ RootlessSetSpans(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC, char *pSrc,
                  int nspans, int sorted)
 {
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("set spans start ");
 
     if (nspans <= 0) {
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ RootlessPutImage(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
     BoxRec box;
 
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("put image start ");
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
@@ -565,7 +567,10 @@ RootlessCopyArea(DrawablePtr pSrc, DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
 
     if (GC_IS_ROOT(dst) || GC_IS_ROOT(pSrc))
+    {
+        GCOP_WRAP(pGC);
         return NULL;			/* nothing exposed */
+    }
 
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("copy area start (src 0x%x, dst 0x%x)", pSrc, dst);
 
@@ -615,7 +620,10 @@ static RegionPtr RootlessCopyPlane(DrawablePtr pSrc, DrawablePtr dst,
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
 
     if (GC_IS_ROOT(dst) || GC_IS_ROOT(pSrc))
+    {
+        GCOP_WRAP(pGC);
         return NULL;			/* nothing exposed */
+    }
 
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("copy plane start ");
 
@@ -652,7 +660,7 @@ static void RootlessPolyPoint(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
                               int mode, int npt, DDXPointPtr pptInit)
 {
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("polypoint start ");
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
@@ -746,7 +754,7 @@ static void RootlessPolylines(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
                               int mode, int npt, DDXPointPtr pptInit)
 {
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("poly lines start ");
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
@@ -821,7 +829,7 @@ static void RootlessPolySegment(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
                                 int nseg, xSegment *pSeg)
 {
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("poly segment start (win 0x%x)", dst);
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
@@ -892,7 +900,7 @@ static void RootlessPolyRectangle(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
                                   int nRects, xRectangle *pRects)
 {
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("poly rectangle start ");
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
@@ -953,7 +961,7 @@ static void RootlessPolyRectangle(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
 static void RootlessPolyArc(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC, int narcs, xArc *parcs)
 {
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("poly arc start ");
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
@@ -1009,7 +1017,7 @@ static void RootlessFillPolygon(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
 {
     GC_SAVE(pGC);
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("fill poly start (win 0x%x, fillStyle 0x%x)", dst,
                  pGC->fillStyle);
 
@@ -1083,7 +1091,7 @@ static void RootlessPolyFillRect(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
 {
     GC_SAVE(pGC);
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("fill rect start (win 0x%x, fillStyle 0x%x)", dst,
                  pGC->fillStyle);
 
@@ -1138,7 +1146,7 @@ static void RootlessPolyFillArc(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
 {
     GC_SAVE(pGC);
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("fill arc start ");
 
     if (narcsInit > 0) {
@@ -1193,7 +1201,7 @@ static void RootlessImageText8(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
 {
     GC_SAVE(pGC);
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("imagetext8 start ");
 
     if (count > 0) {
@@ -1247,7 +1255,10 @@ static int RootlessPolyText8(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
 
     if (GC_IS_ROOT(dst))
+    {
+        GCOP_WRAP(pGC);
         return 0;
+    }
 
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("polytext8 start ");
 
@@ -1285,7 +1296,7 @@ static void RootlessImageText16(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
 {
     GC_SAVE(pGC);
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("imagetext16 start ");
 
     if (count > 0) {
@@ -1339,7 +1350,10 @@ static int RootlessPolyText16(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
 
     if (GC_IS_ROOT(dst))
+    {
+        GCOP_WRAP(pGC);
         return 0;
+    }
 
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("polytext16 start ");
 
@@ -1378,7 +1392,7 @@ static void RootlessImageGlyphBlt(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
 {
     GC_SAVE(pGC);
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("imageglyph start ");
 
     if (nglyphInit > 0) {
@@ -1439,7 +1453,7 @@ static void RootlessPolyGlyphBlt(DrawablePtr dst, GCPtr pGC,
                                  CharInfoPtr *ppci, pointer pglyphBase)
 {
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("polyglyph start ");
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
@@ -1485,7 +1499,7 @@ RootlessPushPixels(GCPtr pGC, PixmapPtr pBitMap, DrawablePtr dst,
     BoxRec box;
 
     GCOP_UNWRAP(pGC);
-    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst);
+    GC_SKIP_ROOT(dst, pGC);
     RL_DEBUG_MSG("push pixels start ");
 
     RootlessStartDrawing((WindowPtr) dst);
diff --git a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
index 1aa0b7749..84aa91dbf 100644
--- a/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
+++ b/miext/rootless/rootlessWindow.c
@@ -838,13 +838,13 @@ RootlessCopyWindow(WindowPtr pWin, DDXPointRec ptOldOrg, RegionPtr prgnSrc)
         top = TopLevelParent(pWin);
         if (top == NULL) {
             RL_DEBUG_MSG("no parent\n");
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
 
         winRec = WINREC(top);
         if (winRec == NULL) {
             RL_DEBUG_MSG("not framed\n");
-            return;
+            goto out;
         }
 
         /* Move region to window local coords */
@@ -867,6 +867,7 @@ RootlessCopyWindow(WindowPtr pWin, DDXPointRec ptOldOrg, RegionPtr prgnSrc)
         RootlessDamageRegion(pWin, prgnSrc);
     }
 
+out:
     REGION_UNINIT(pScreen, &rgnDst);
     fbValidateDrawable(&pWin->drawable);