diff --git a/src/input.cpp b/src/input.cpp
index f49640027b..88374e1493 100644
--- a/src/input.cpp
+++ b/src/input.cpp
@@ -2428,9 +2428,8 @@ void InputRedirection::setupLibInput()
             }
         );
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::pointerMotionAbsolute, this,
-            [this] (QPointF orig, QPointF screen, uint32_t time, LibInput::Device *device) {
-                Q_UNUSED(orig)
-                m_pointer->processMotion(screen, time, device);
+            [this] (const QPointF &position, uint32_t time, LibInput::Device *device) {
+                m_pointer->processMotion(position, time, device);
             }
         );
         connect(conn, &LibInput::Connection::touchDown, m_touch, &TouchInputRedirection::processDown);
diff --git a/src/libinput/connection.cpp b/src/libinput/connection.cpp
index f2ed2adecf..f2599b0d76 100644
--- a/src/libinput/connection.cpp
+++ b/src/libinput/connection.cpp
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ void Connection::processEvents()
             }
             case LIBINPUT_EVENT_POINTER_MOTION_ABSOLUTE: {
                 PointerEvent *pe = static_cast<PointerEvent*>(event.data());
-                Q_EMIT pointerMotionAbsolute(pe->absolutePos(), pe->absolutePos(m_size), pe->time(), pe->device());
+                Q_EMIT pointerMotionAbsolute(pe->absolutePos(m_size), pe->time(), pe->device());
                 break;
             }
             case LIBINPUT_EVENT_TOUCH_DOWN: {
diff --git a/src/libinput/connection.h b/src/libinput/connection.h
index 2a65ad4bb9..bb2ed0cc5e 100644
--- a/src/libinput/connection.h
+++ b/src/libinput/connection.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ public:
 Q_SIGNALS:
     void keyChanged(quint32 key, KWin::InputRedirection::KeyboardKeyState, quint32 time, KWin::LibInput::Device *device);
     void pointerButtonChanged(quint32 button, KWin::InputRedirection::PointerButtonState state, quint32 time, KWin::LibInput::Device *device);
-    void pointerMotionAbsolute(QPointF orig, QPointF screen, quint32 time, KWin::LibInput::Device *device);
+    void pointerMotionAbsolute(const QPointF &position, quint32 time, KWin::LibInput::Device *device);
     void pointerMotion(const QSizeF &delta, const QSizeF &deltaNonAccelerated, quint32 time, quint64 timeMicroseconds, KWin::LibInput::Device *device);
     void pointerAxisChanged(KWin::InputRedirection::PointerAxis axis, qreal delta, qint32 discreteDelta,
         KWin::InputRedirection::PointerAxisSource source, quint32 time, KWin::LibInput::Device *device);