diff --git a/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/RegionHelper.h b/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/RegionHelper.h
index 640d558..5a71c3a 100644
--- a/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/RegionHelper.h
+++ b/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/RegionHelper.h
@@ -54,8 +54,8 @@
 
   void init(BoxPtr rect, int size) {
     reg = &regRec;
-    if (rect && (rect->x2 == rect->x1 || rect->y2 == rect->y1)) {
-      REGION_INIT(pScreen, reg, NullBox, 0);
+    if (!rect || (rect->x2 == rect->x1 || rect->y2 == rect->y1)) {
+      REGION_NULL(pScreen, reg);
     } else {
       REGION_INIT(pScreen, reg, rect, size);
     }
diff --git a/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/Xvnc/xvnc.cc b/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/Xvnc/xvnc.cc
index 4936016..9e8b264 100644
--- a/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/Xvnc/xvnc.cc
+++ b/xc/programs/Xserver/vnc/Xvnc/xvnc.cc
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@
 }
 
 extern "C" {
+  void ddxInitGlobals() {}
   void ddxGiveUp()
   {
     int i;
@@ -911,11 +912,6 @@
   dispatchException &= ~DE_RESET;
 }
 
-/* ddxInitGlobals - called by |InitGlobals| from os/util.c */
-void ddxInitGlobals(void)
-{
-}
-
 void InitOutput(ScreenInfo *screenInfo, int argc, char **argv)
 {
   ErrorF("\nXvnc version %s - built %s\n", XVNCVERSION, buildtime);