diff --git a/make-git-snapshot.sh b/make-git-snapshot.sh
index 033d030..0d9b2ad 100755
--- a/make-git-snapshot.sh
+++ b/make-git-snapshot.sh
@@ -13,5 +13,5 @@ fi
 git log | head -1 | awk '{ print $2 }' > ../commitid
 git repack -a -d
 cd ..
-tar jcf $DIRNAME.tar.bz2 $DIRNAME
+tar cf - $DIRNAME | xz -c9 > $DIRNAME.tar.xz
 rm -rf $DIRNAME
diff --git a/xorg-x11-server.spec b/xorg-x11-server.spec
index c62f3dc..20236fd 100644
--- a/xorg-x11-server.spec
+++ b/xorg-x11-server.spec
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 Summary:   X.Org X11 X server
 Name:      xorg-x11-server
 Version:   1.6.99
-Release:   32.%{gitdate}%{?dist}
+Release:   33.%{gitdate}%{?dist}
 URL:       http://www.x.org
 License:   MIT
 Group:     User Interface/X
@@ -83,9 +83,6 @@ Patch6029: xserver-1.6.1-proc-cmdline.patch
 Patch6030: xserver-1.6.99-right-of.patch
 Patch6031: xserver-1.6.99-dri2-crash-fixes.patch
 
-# ajax, please fix me
-Patch9000: xserver-1.6.99-show-ugly-cursor.patch
-
 %define moduledir	%{_libdir}/xorg/modules
 %define drimoduledir	%{_libdir}/dri
 %define sdkdir		%{_includedir}/xorg
@@ -511,6 +508,9 @@ rm -rf $RPM_BUILD_ROOT
 %{xserver_source_dir}
 
 %changelog
+* Tue Aug 11 2009 Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com> 1.6.99-33.20090807
+- xserver-1.6.99-show-ugly-cursor.patch: Drop, gtk bug found.
+
 * Tue Aug 11 2009 Dave Airlie <airlied@redhat.com> 1.6.99-32.20090807
 - update to latest -git for EXA fixes
 
diff --git a/xserver-1.6.99-show-ugly-cursor.patch b/xserver-1.6.99-show-ugly-cursor.patch
deleted file mode 100644
index 15f3b09..0000000
--- a/xserver-1.6.99-show-ugly-cursor.patch
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,25 +0,0 @@
-From 33856dc328da576bbb96602df93e7e35ad36bd01 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
-From: Adam Jackson <ajax@redhat.com>
-Date: Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:59:25 -0400
-Subject: [PATCH] un-suppress the initial root cursor momentarily
-
----
- xfixes/cursor.c |    2 +-
- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
-
-diff --git a/xfixes/cursor.c b/xfixes/cursor.c
-index acc703a..f88476a 100644
---- a/xfixes/cursor.c
-+++ b/xfixes/cursor.c
-@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ typedef struct _CursorScreen {
- #define Unwrap(as,s,elt,backup)	(((backup) = (s)->elt), (s)->elt = (as)->elt)
- 
- /* The cursor doesn't show up until the first XDefineCursor() */
--static Bool CursorVisible = FALSE;
-+static Bool CursorVisible = TRUE;
- 
- Bool EnableCursor = TRUE;
- 
--- 
-1.6.2.2
-