diff --git a/configs/linux-dri b/configs/linux-dri
index afa2d8ca346..2369f75b07d 100644
--- a/configs/linux-dri
+++ b/configs/linux-dri
@@ -55,10 +55,10 @@ USING_EGL=0
 # Directories
 ifeq ($(USING_EGL), 1)
 SRC_DIRS = egl glx/x11 mesa glu glut/glx glw
-PROGRAM_DIRS = egl
+PROGRAM_DIRS = egl xdemos
 else
 SRC_DIRS = glx/x11 mesa glu glut/glx glw
-PROGRAM_DIRS =
+PROGRAM_DIRS = xdemos
 endif
 
 DRIVER_DIRS = dri
diff --git a/configs/linux-dri-xcb b/configs/linux-dri-xcb
index 5620fe58e70..1f233f07f58 100644
--- a/configs/linux-dri-xcb
+++ b/configs/linux-dri-xcb
@@ -41,8 +41,9 @@ EXTRA_LIB_PATH=`pkg-config --libs-only-L x11`
 LIBDRM_CFLAGS = `pkg-config --cflags libdrm`
 LIBDRM_LIB = `pkg-config --libs libdrm`
 DRI_LIB_DEPS  = $(EXTRA_LIB_PATH) -lm -lpthread -lexpat -ldl $(LIBDRM_LIB)
-GL_LIB_DEPS   = $(EXTRA_LIB_PATH) -lX11 -lXext -lXxf86vm -lm -lpthread -ldl \
-                $(LIBDRM_LIB) `pkg-config --libs xcb` `pkg-config --libs x11-xcb` `pkg-config --libs xcb-glx`
+GL_LIB_DEPS   = $(EXTRA_LIB_PATH) -lX11 -lXext -lXxf86vm -lXdamage -lXfixes \
+		-lm -lpthread -ldl $(LIBDRM_LIB) `pkg-config --libs xcb` \
+		`pkg-config --libs x11-xcb` `pkg-config --libs xcb-glx`
 
 
 # This is now 0 by default since it seems to confuse the hell out of people
@@ -54,10 +55,10 @@ USING_EGL=0
 # Directories
 ifeq ($(USING_EGL), 1)
 SRC_DIRS = egl glx/x11 mesa glu glut/glx glw
-PROGRAM_DIRS = egl
+PROGRAM_DIRS = egl xdemos
 else
 SRC_DIRS = glx/x11 mesa glu glut/glx glw
-PROGRAM_DIRS =
+PROGRAM_DIRS = xdemos
 endif
 
 DRIVER_DIRS = dri
diff --git a/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c b/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c
index 7e8a0c146d5..37bfc2a67cf 100644
--- a/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c
+++ b/src/glx/x11/glxcmds.c
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ static void GarbageCollectDRIDrawables(Display *dpy, __GLXscreenConfigs *sc)
 	} while (__glxHashNext(sc->drawHash, &draw, (void *)&pdraw) == 1);
     }
 
+    XSync(dpy, GL_FALSE);
     XSetErrorHandler(oldXErrorHandler);
 }