diff --git a/src/backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.c b/src/backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.c
index 00a68452b..ca239a09e 100644
--- a/src/backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.c
+++ b/src/backends/x11/meta-backend-x11.c
@@ -1044,19 +1044,22 @@ meta_backend_x11_sync_pointer (MetaBackendX11 *backend_x11)
   ClutterBackend *clutter_backend = meta_backend_get_clutter_backend (backend);
   ClutterSeat *seat = clutter_backend_get_default_seat (clutter_backend);
   ClutterInputDevice *pointer = clutter_seat_get_pointer (seat);
-  ClutterStage *stage = CLUTTER_STAGE (meta_backend_get_stage (backend));
   ClutterModifierType modifiers;
   ClutterEvent *event;
   graphene_point_t pos;
 
-  event = clutter_event_new (CLUTTER_MOTION);
   clutter_seat_query_state (seat, pointer, NULL, &pos, &modifiers);
-  clutter_event_set_flags (event, CLUTTER_EVENT_FLAG_SYNTHETIC);
-  clutter_event_set_coords (event, pos.x, pos.y);
-  clutter_event_set_device (event, pointer);
-  clutter_event_set_state (event, modifiers);
-  clutter_event_set_source_device (event, NULL);
-  clutter_event_set_stage (event, stage);
+
+  event = clutter_event_motion_new (CLUTTER_EVENT_FLAG_SYNTHETIC,
+                                    CLUTTER_CURRENT_TIME,
+                                    pointer,
+                                    NULL,
+                                    modifiers,
+                                    pos,
+                                    GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (0, 0),
+                                    GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (0, 0),
+                                    GRAPHENE_POINT_INIT (0, 0),
+                                    NULL);
 
   clutter_event_put (event);
   clutter_event_free (event);