--- xc/lib/X11/FilterEv.c.orig  Thu Feb  1 18:46:04 2001
+++ xc/lib/X11/FilterEv.c       Thu Feb  1 18:46:33 2001
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@
        if (win == p->window) {
            if ((mask & p->event_mask) ||
                (ev->type >= p->start_type && ev->type <= p->end_type)) {
+               UnlockDisplay(ev->xany.display);
                ret = (*(p->filter))(ev->xany.display, p->window, ev,
                                      p->client_data);
-               UnlockDisplay(ev->xany.display);
                return(ret);
            }
        }