diff --git a/effects/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp b/effects/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp
index 2dfe791e86..dc678b2339 100644
--- a/effects/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp
+++ b/effects/mouseclick/mouseclick.cpp
@@ -362,6 +362,11 @@ void MouseClickEffect::drawCircleXr(const QColor& color, float cx, float cy, flo
                           fill, effects->xrenderBufferPicture(), 0,
                           0, 0, strip.count(), strip.constData());
 #undef DOUBLE_TO_FIXED
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED(color)
+    Q_UNUSED(cx)
+    Q_UNUSED(cy)
+    Q_UNUSED(r)
 #endif
 }
 
diff --git a/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp b/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp
index b410cf1038..25f1d4a4b6 100644
--- a/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp
+++ b/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.cpp
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ Glow *ScreenEdgeEffect::createGlow(ElectricBorder border, qreal factor, const QR
         if (!glow->texture.isNull()) {
             glow->texture->setWrapMode(GL_CLAMP_TO_EDGE);
         }
+        if (glow->texture.isNull()) {
+            delete glow;
+            return NULL;
+        }
     } else if (effects->compositingType() == XRenderCompositing) {
 #ifdef KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING
         if (border == ElectricTopLeft || border == ElectricTopRight || border == ElectricBottomRight || border == ElectricBottomLeft) {
@@ -198,12 +202,12 @@ Glow *ScreenEdgeEffect::createGlow(ElectricBorder border, qreal factor, const QR
             glow->pictureSize = geometry.size();
             glow->picture.reset(createEdgeGlow<XRenderPicture>(border, geometry.size()));
         }
+        if (glow->picture.isNull()) {
+            delete glow;
+            return NULL;
+        }
 #endif
     }
-    if (glow->texture.isNull() && glow->picture.isNull()) {
-        delete glow;
-        return NULL;
-    }
 
     return glow;
 }
diff --git a/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.h b/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.h
index ccbacd103c..20e5ce1d73 100644
--- a/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.h
+++ b/effects/screenedge/screenedgeeffect.h
@@ -58,10 +58,12 @@ class Glow
 {
 public:
     QScopedPointer<GLTexture> texture;
+#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING
     QScopedPointer<XRenderPicture> picture;
+    QSize pictureSize;
+#endif
     qreal strength;
     QRect geometry;
-    QSize pictureSize;
     ElectricBorder border;
 };
 
diff --git a/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp b/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
index b830dca73e..59d3c475bc 100644
--- a/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
+++ b/effects/zoom/zoom.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ ZoomEffect::ZoomEffect()
     , mousePointer(MousePointerScale)
     , focusDelay(350)   // in milliseconds
     , texture(0)
+#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING
     , xrenderPicture(0)
+#endif
     , imageWidth(0)
     , imageHeight(0)
     , isMouseHidden(false)
@@ -140,8 +142,10 @@ void ZoomEffect::showCursor()
         XFixesShowCursor(display, DefaultRootWindow(display));
         delete texture;
         texture = 0;
+#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING
         delete xrenderPicture;
         xrenderPicture = 0;
+#endif
         isMouseHidden = false;
     }
 }
@@ -153,9 +157,16 @@ void ZoomEffect::hideCursor()
     if (!isMouseHidden) {
         // try to load the cursor-theme into a OpenGL texture and if successful then hide the mouse-pointer
         recreateTexture();
-        if (texture || xrenderPicture) {
-            Display* display = QX11Info::display();
-            XFixesHideCursor(display, DefaultRootWindow(display));
+        bool shouldHide = false;
+        if (effects->isOpenGLCompositing()) {
+            shouldHide = (texture != NULL);
+        } else if (effects->compositingType() == XRenderCompositing) {
+#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING
+            shouldHide = (xrenderPicture != NULL);
+#endif
+        }
+        if (shouldHide) {
+            xcb_xfixes_hide_cursor(connection(), rootWindow());
             isMouseHidden = true;
         }
     }
diff --git a/effects/zoom/zoom.h b/effects/zoom/zoom.h
index 1424c86779..76805d0193 100644
--- a/effects/zoom/zoom.h
+++ b/effects/zoom/zoom.h
@@ -117,7 +117,9 @@ private:
     QTime lastMouseEvent;
     QTime lastFocusEvent;
     GLTexture* texture;
+#ifdef KWIN_HAVE_XRENDER_COMPOSITING
     XRenderPicture* xrenderPicture;
+#endif
     int imageWidth;
     int imageHeight;
     bool isMouseHidden;