diff --git a/media-libs/libsdl/patches/libsdl-1.2-hg.patch b/media-libs/libsdl/patches/libsdl-1.2-hg.patch
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..47c72dba7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/media-libs/libsdl/patches/libsdl-1.2-hg.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+diff -NaurbE libsdl-1.2-hg/src/video/bwindow/SDL_sysevents.cc libsdl-1.2-hg-gci/src/video/bwindow/SDL_sysevents.cc
+--- libsdl-1.2-hg/src/video/bwindow/SDL_sysevents.cc	2010-12-06 18:12:49.755761152 +0100
++++ libsdl-1.2-hg-gci/src/video/bwindow/SDL_sysevents.cc	2010-12-06 18:10:31.250871808 +0100
+@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
+ #include "../../events/SDL_sysevents.h"
+ #include "../../events/SDL_events_c.h"
+ #include "SDL_sysevents_c.h"
++#include "../SDL_cursor_c.h"
+ 
+ void BE_PumpEvents(_THIS)
+ {
+@@ -203,11 +204,13 @@
+ 				if (transit == B_EXITED_VIEW) {
+ 					if ( SDL_GetAppState() & SDL_APPMOUSEFOCUS ) {
+ 						SDL_PrivateAppActive(0, SDL_APPMOUSEFOCUS);
++						SDL_EraseCursor(SDL_VideoSurface);
+ 						be_app->SetCursor(B_HAND_CURSOR);
+ 					}
+ 				} else {
+ 					if ( !(SDL_GetAppState() & SDL_APPMOUSEFOCUS) ) {
+ 						SDL_PrivateAppActive(1, SDL_APPMOUSEFOCUS);
++						SDL_EraseCursor(SDL_VideoSurface);
+ 						SDL_SetCursor(NULL);
+ 					}
+