diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
index e68d2606..aa0e41b2 100644
--- a/VERSION
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-B1-87-g788f885759+1
\ No newline at end of file
+B1-88-g5d4e9b1ead+1
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/client/src/main.c b/client/src/main.c
index 414e642a..e97bce0f 100644
--- a/client/src/main.c
+++ b/client/src/main.c
@@ -1328,6 +1328,9 @@ static int lg_run()
   {
     if (state.wminfo.subsystem == SDL_SYSWM_X11)
     {
+      // enable X11 events to work around SDL2 bugs
+      SDL_EventState(SDL_SYSWMEVENT, SDL_ENABLE);
+
       Atom NETWM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR = XInternAtom(
         state.wminfo.info.x11.display,
         "NETWM_BYPASS_COMPOSITOR",