diff --git a/hw/xnest/Display.c b/hw/xnest/Display.c
index 5428d041c..2fae913f9 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Display.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Display.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ xnestOpenDisplay(int argc, char *argv[])
                                     screensaver_height,
                                     xnestUpstreamInfo.screenInfo->white_pixel,
                                     xnestUpstreamInfo.screenInfo->black_pixel,
-                                    DefaultDepth(xnestDisplay, xnestUpstreamInfo.screenId));
+                                    xnestUpstreamInfo.screenInfo->root_depth);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/hw/xnest/Screen.c b/hw/xnest/Screen.c
index 01e9b8591..4d2698c08 100644
--- a/hw/xnest/Screen.c
+++ b/hw/xnest/Screen.c
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ xnestOpenScreen(ScreenPtr pScreen, int argc, char *argv[])
             XCreateWindow(xnestDisplay,
                           xnestDefaultWindows[pScreen->myNum],
                           0, 0, xnestWidth, xnestHeight, 0,
-                          DefaultDepth(xnestDisplay, xnestUpstreamInfo.screenId),
+                          xnestUpstreamInfo.screenInfo->root_depth,
                           InputOutput, DefaultVisual(xnestDisplay,
                                                      xnestUpstreamInfo.screenId),
                           valuemask,