diff --git a/src/gui/gui.cpp b/src/gui/gui.cpp
index 0441a3aff..552ade8f6 100644
--- a/src/gui/gui.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/gui.cpp
@@ -3910,8 +3910,11 @@ bool FurnaceGUI::init() {
   SDL_Rect displaySize;
 #endif
 
-  SDL_SetHint("SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER","1");
-  SDL_SetHint("SDL_HINT_ANDROID_SEPARATE_MOUSE_AND_TOUCH","1");
+  SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_VIDEO_ALLOW_SCREENSAVER,"1");
+  SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_MOUSE_TOUCH_EVENTS,"0");
+  SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_TOUCH_MOUSE_EVENTS,"0");
+  // don't disable compositing on KWin
+  SDL_SetHint(SDL_HINT_X11_WINDOW_TYPE,"_NET_WM_WINDOW_TYPE_NORMAL");
 
   SDL_Init(SDL_INIT_VIDEO);