--- xproto.c	2006-04-20 13:27:40.000000000 -0700
+++ xproto.c.save	2006-04-20 13:29:44.000000000 -0700
@@ -4643,14 +4643,13 @@
     
     struct iovec xcb_parts[4];
     XCBVoidCookie xcb_ret;
-    XCBNoOperationReq xcb_out;
-    
+    static const XCBNoOperationReq xcb_out = { 127, 0, 1 };
     
     xcb_parts[2].iov_base = (char *) &xcb_out;
     xcb_parts[2].iov_len = sizeof(xcb_out);
     xcb_parts[3].iov_base = 0;
     xcb_parts[3].iov_len = -xcb_parts[2].iov_len & 3;
-    xcb_ret.sequence = XCBSendRequest(c, 0, xcb_parts + 2, &xcb_req);
+    xcb_ret.sequence = XCBSendRequest(c, XCB_REQUEST_RAW, xcb_parts + 2, &xcb_req);
     return xcb_ret;
 }