diff --git a/dix/eventconvert.c b/dix/eventconvert.c
index c9da39685..67b420a63 100644
--- a/dix/eventconvert.c
+++ b/dix/eventconvert.c
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ eventToDeviceEvent(DeviceEvent *ev, xEvent **xi)
     xde = (xXIDeviceEvent*)*xi;
     xde->type           = GenericEvent;
     xde->extension      = IReqCode;
-    xde->evtype         = GetXI2Type((InternalEvent*)ev);
+    xde->evtype         = GetXI2Type(ev->type);
     xde->time           = ev->time;
     xde->length         = bytes_to_int32(len - sizeof(xEvent));
     xde->detail         = ev->detail.button;
@@ -714,7 +714,7 @@ eventToRawEvent(RawDeviceEvent *ev, xEvent **xi)
     raw = (xXIRawEvent*)*xi;
     raw->type           = GenericEvent;
     raw->extension      = IReqCode;
-    raw->evtype         = GetXI2Type((InternalEvent*)ev);
+    raw->evtype         = GetXI2Type(ev->type);
     raw->time           = ev->time;
     raw->length         = bytes_to_int32(len - sizeof(xEvent));
     raw->detail         = ev->detail.button;
@@ -746,10 +746,10 @@ eventToRawEvent(RawDeviceEvent *ev, xEvent **xi)
  * equivalent exists.
  */
 int
-GetCoreType(InternalEvent *event)
+GetCoreType(enum EventType type)
 {
     int coretype = 0;
-    switch(event->any.type)
+    switch(type)
     {
         case ET_Motion:         coretype = MotionNotify;  break;
         case ET_ButtonPress:    coretype = ButtonPress;   break;
@@ -767,10 +767,10 @@ GetCoreType(InternalEvent *event)
  * equivalent exists.
  */
 int
-GetXIType(InternalEvent *event)
+GetXIType(enum EventType type)
 {
     int xitype = 0;
-    switch(event->any.type)
+    switch(type)
     {
         case ET_Motion:         xitype = DeviceMotionNotify;  break;
         case ET_ButtonPress:    xitype = DeviceButtonPress;   break;
@@ -790,11 +790,11 @@ GetXIType(InternalEvent *event)
  * equivalent exists.
  */
 int
-GetXI2Type(InternalEvent *event)
+GetXI2Type(enum EventType type)
 {
     int xi2type = 0;
 
-    switch(event->any.type)
+    switch(type)
     {
         case ET_Motion:         xi2type = XI_Motion;           break;
         case ET_ButtonPress:    xi2type = XI_ButtonPress;      break;
diff --git a/dix/events.c b/dix/events.c
index 5dfcbf30e..49f70c33a 100644
--- a/dix/events.c
+++ b/dix/events.c
@@ -2553,13 +2553,13 @@ EventIsDeliverable(DeviceIntPtr dev, InternalEvent* event, WindowPtr win)
     int type;
     OtherInputMasks *inputMasks = wOtherInputMasks(win);
 
-    if ((type = GetXI2Type(event)) != 0)
+    if ((type = GetXI2Type(event->any.type)) != 0)
     {
         if (inputMasks && xi2mask_isset(inputMasks->xi2mask, dev, type))
             rc |= EVENT_XI2_MASK;
     }
 
-    if ((type = GetXIType(event)) != 0)
+    if ((type = GetXIType(event->any.type)) != 0)
     {
         filter = GetEventFilterMask(dev, type);
 
@@ -2575,7 +2575,7 @@ EventIsDeliverable(DeviceIntPtr dev, InternalEvent* event, WindowPtr win)
 
     }
 
-    if ((type = GetCoreType(event)) != 0)
+    if ((type = GetCoreType(event->any.type)) != 0)
     {
         filter = GetEventFilterMask(dev, type);
 
@@ -3712,7 +3712,7 @@ CheckPassiveGrabsOnWindow(
         tempGrab->modifiersDetail.exact = xkbi ? xkbi->state.grab_mods : 0;
 
         /* Check for XI2 and XI grabs first */
-        tempGrab->type = GetXI2Type(event);
+        tempGrab->type = GetXI2Type(event->any.type);
         tempGrab->grabtype = GRABTYPE_XI2;
         if (GrabMatchesSecond(tempGrab, grab, FALSE))
             match = XI2_MATCH;
@@ -3720,7 +3720,7 @@ CheckPassiveGrabsOnWindow(
         if (!match)
         {
             tempGrab->grabtype = GRABTYPE_XI;
-            if ((tempGrab->type = GetXIType(event)) &&
+            if ((tempGrab->type = GetXIType(event->any.type)) &&
                 (GrabMatchesSecond(tempGrab, grab, FALSE)))
                 match = XI_MATCH;
         }
@@ -3729,7 +3729,7 @@ CheckPassiveGrabsOnWindow(
         if (!match && checkCore)
         {
             tempGrab->grabtype = GRABTYPE_CORE;
-            if ((tempGrab->type = GetCoreType(event)) &&
+            if ((tempGrab->type = GetCoreType(event->any.type)) &&
                 (GrabMatchesSecond(tempGrab, grab, TRUE)))
                 match = CORE_MATCH;
         }
@@ -3784,7 +3784,7 @@ CheckPassiveGrabsOnWindow(
 
         if (!activate)
             break;
-        else if (!GetXIType(event) && !GetCoreType(event))
+        else if (!GetXIType(event->any.type) && !GetCoreType(event->any.type))
         {
             ErrorF("Event type %d in CheckPassiveGrabsOnWindow is neither"
                    " XI 1.x nor core\n", event->any.type);
diff --git a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c
index 46e3005fa..0c958cdf3 100644
--- a/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c
+++ b/hw/xfree86/common/xf86DGA.c
@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ DGAProcessKeyboardEvent (ScreenPtr pScreen, DGAEvent *event, DeviceIntPtr keybd)
     if (pScreenPriv->client)
     {
         dgaEvent de;
-        de.u.u.type = *XDGAEventBase + GetCoreType((InternalEvent*)&ev);
+        de.u.u.type = *XDGAEventBase + GetCoreType(ev.type);
         de.u.u.detail = event->detail;
         de.u.event.time = event->time;
         de.u.event.dx = event->dx;
@@ -1091,7 +1091,7 @@ DGAProcessPointerEvent (ScreenPtr pScreen, DGAEvent *event, DeviceIntPtr mouse)
         dgaEvent        de;
         int		coreEquiv;
 
-        coreEquiv = GetCoreType((InternalEvent*)&ev);
+        coreEquiv = GetCoreType(ev.type);
 
         de.u.u.type = *XDGAEventBase + coreEquiv;
         de.u.u.detail = event->detail;
diff --git a/include/eventconvert.h b/include/eventconvert.h
index b000abc4b..571a51109 100644
--- a/include/eventconvert.h
+++ b/include/eventconvert.h
@@ -27,14 +27,15 @@
 #include <X11/extensions/XIproto.h>
 #include "input.h"
 #include "events.h"
+#include "eventstr.h"
 
 #define FP1616(integral, frac) ((integral) * (1 << 16) + (frac) * (1 << 16))
 
 _X_EXPORT int EventToCore(InternalEvent *event, xEvent **core, int *count);
 _X_EXPORT int EventToXI(InternalEvent *ev, xEvent **xi, int *count);
 _X_EXPORT int EventToXI2(InternalEvent *ev, xEvent **xi);
-_X_INTERNAL int GetCoreType(InternalEvent* ev);
-_X_INTERNAL int GetXIType(InternalEvent* ev);
-_X_INTERNAL int GetXI2Type(InternalEvent* ev);
+_X_INTERNAL int GetCoreType(enum EventType type);
+_X_INTERNAL int GetXIType(enum EventType type);
+_X_INTERNAL int GetXI2Type(enum EventType type);
 
 #endif /* _EVENTCONVERT_H_ */
diff --git a/test/xi2/protocol-eventconvert.c b/test/xi2/protocol-eventconvert.c
index dce1c50c4..e2037f911 100644
--- a/test/xi2/protocol-eventconvert.c
+++ b/test/xi2/protocol-eventconvert.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ static void test_values_XIRawEvent(RawDeviceEvent *in, xXIRawEvent *out,
 
     assert(out->type == GenericEvent);
     assert(out->extension == 0); /* IReqCode defaults to 0 */
-    assert(out->evtype == GetXI2Type((InternalEvent*)in));
+    assert(out->evtype == GetXI2Type(in->type));
     assert(out->time == in->time);
     assert(out->detail == in->detail.button);
     assert(out->deviceid == in->deviceid);
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ static void test_values_XIDeviceEvent(DeviceEvent *in, xXIDeviceEvent *out,
     }
 
     assert(out->extension == 0); /* IReqCode defaults to 0 */
-    assert(out->evtype == GetXI2Type((InternalEvent*)in));
+    assert(out->evtype == GetXI2Type(in->type));
     assert(out->time == in->time);
     assert(out->detail == in->detail.button);
     assert(out->length >= 12);
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static void test_values_XIDeviceChangedEvent(DeviceChangedEvent *in,
 
     assert(out->type == GenericEvent);
     assert(out->extension == 0); /* IReqCode defaults to 0 */
-    assert(out->evtype == GetXI2Type((InternalEvent*)in));
+    assert(out->evtype == GetXI2Type(in->type));
     assert(out->time == in->time);
     assert(out->deviceid == in->deviceid);
     assert(out->sourceid == in->sourceid);