diff --git a/hw/xwin/winkeybd.c b/hw/xwin/winkeybd.c
index 6d91ce0d6..83fea21cd 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winkeybd.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winkeybd.c
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ winSendKeyEvent (DWORD dwKey, Bool fDown)
   nevents = GetKeyboardEvents(events, g_pwinKeyboard, fDown ? KeyPress : KeyRelease, dwKey + MIN_KEYCODE);
 
   for (i = 0; i < nevents; i++)
-    mieqEnqueue(g_pwinKeyboard, events[i].event);
+    mieqEnqueue(g_pwinKeyboard, (InternalEvent*)events[i].event);
 
 #if CYGDEBUG
   ErrorF("winSendKeyEvent: dwKey: %d, fDown: %d, nEvents %d\n",
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmouse.c b/hw/xwin/winmouse.c
index 5e1f756a0..af499d94b 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmouse.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmouse.c
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ winMouseButtonsSendEvent (int iEventType, int iButton)
 			     POINTER_RELATIVE, 0, 0, NULL);
 
   for (i = 0; i < nevents; i++)
-    mieqEnqueue(g_pwinPointer, events[i].event);
+    mieqEnqueue(g_pwinPointer, (InternalEvent*)events[i].event);
 
 #if CYGDEBUG
   ErrorF("winMouseButtonsSendEvent: iEventType: %d, iButton: %d, nEvents %d\n",
@@ -377,5 +377,5 @@ void winEnqueueMotion(int x, int y)
 			     POINTER_ABSOLUTE | POINTER_SCREEN, 0, 2, valuators);
 
   for (i = 0; i < nevents; i++)
-    mieqEnqueue(g_pwinPointer, events[i].event);
+    mieqEnqueue(g_pwinPointer, (InternalEvent*)events[i].event);
 }