1 files changed, 1 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/src/xterm.c b/src/xterm.c
index 9ca220d3fbb..5a3019401f6 100644
--- a/src/xterm.c
+++ b/src/xterm.c
@@ -9922,10 +9922,7 @@ x_term_init (Lisp_Object display_name, char *xrm_option, char *resource_name)
 
         /* Emacs can only handle core input events, so make sure
            Gtk doesn't use Xinput or Xinput2 extensions.  */
-        {
-          static char fix_events[] = "GDK_CORE_DEVICE_EVENTS=1";
-          putenv (fix_events);
-        }
+        xputenv ("GDK_CORE_DEVICE_EVENTS=1");
 
         /* Work around GLib bug that outputs a faulty warning. See
            https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=563627.  */