diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 9884fa7df..95f7a76a5 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -1926,7 +1926,7 @@ if test "x$XQUARTZ" = xyes; then
 
 	AC_CHECK_LIB([Xplugin],[xp_init],[:])
 
-	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -DROOTLESS_WORKAROUND -DROOTLESS_SAFEALPHA -DNO_ALLOCA"
+	CFLAGS="${CFLAGS} -DROOTLESS_SAFEALPHA -DNO_ALLOCA"
 
 	PKG_CHECK_MODULES(XPBPROXY, $APPLEWMPROTO $LIBAPPLEWM xfixes x11)
 
diff --git a/miext/damage/damage.c b/miext/damage/damage.c
index 1cf0513d0..e0e96f276 100644
--- a/miext/damage/damage.c
+++ b/miext/damage/damage.c
@@ -89,11 +89,7 @@ getDrawableDamageRef (DrawablePtr pDrawable)
 	ScreenPtr   pScreen = pDrawable->pScreen;
 
 	pPixmap = 0;
-	if (pScreen->GetWindowPixmap
-#ifdef ROOTLESS_WORKAROUND
-	    && ((WindowPtr)pDrawable)->viewable
-#endif
-	    )
+	if (pScreen->GetWindowPixmap)
 	    pPixmap = (*pScreen->GetWindowPixmap) ((WindowPtr)pDrawable);
 
 	if (!pPixmap)