diff --git a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
index db439ba72..c74e027ce 100644
--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11xinput2.c
@@ -136,15 +136,25 @@ X11_HandleXinput2Event(SDL_VideoData *videodata,XGenericEventCookie *cookie)
         case XI_RawMotion: {
             const XIRawEvent *rawev = (const XIRawEvent*)cookie->data;
             SDL_Mouse *mouse = SDL_GetMouse();
-            double relative_cords[2];
+            double relative_coords[2];
+            static Time prev_time = 0;
+            static double prev_rel_coords[2];
 
             if (!mouse->relative_mode || mouse->relative_mode_warp) {
                 return 0;
             }
 
             parse_valuators(rawev->raw_values,rawev->valuators.mask,
-                            rawev->valuators.mask_len,relative_cords,2);
-            SDL_SendMouseMotion(mouse->focus,mouse->mouseID,1,(int)relative_cords[0],(int)relative_cords[1]);
+                            rawev->valuators.mask_len,relative_coords,2);
+
+            if ((rawev->time == prev_time) && (relative_coords[0] == prev_rel_coords[0]) && (relative_coords[1] == prev_rel_coords[1])) {
+                return 0;  /* duplicate event, drop it. */
+            }
+
+            SDL_SendMouseMotion(mouse->focus,mouse->mouseID,1,(int)relative_coords[0],(int)relative_coords[1]);
+            prev_rel_coords[0] = relative_coords[0];
+            prev_rel_coords[1] = relative_coords[1];
+            prev_time = rawev->time;
             return 1;
             }
             break;