diff --git a/server/console.c b/server/console.c
index 1fbf736..954c51d 100644
--- a/server/console.c
+++ b/server/console.c
@@ -231,12 +231,13 @@
 }
 
 /* add an event to the console's renderer events list */
-static void console_input_events_append( struct console_input_events* evts,
+static void console_input_events_append( struct console_input* console,
 					 struct console_renderer_event* evt)
 {
+    struct console_input_events* evts;
     int collapsed = FALSE;
 
-    if (!evts) return;
+    if (!(evts = console->evt)) return;
     /* to be done even when evt has been generated by the renderer ? */
 
     /* try to collapse evt into current queue's events */
@@ -372,34 +373,34 @@
 
     evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_ACTIVE_SB_EVENT;
     memset(&evt.u, 0, sizeof(evt.u));
-    console_input_events_append( console_input->evt, &evt );
+    console_input_events_append( console_input, &evt );
 
     evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_SB_RESIZE_EVENT;
     evt.u.resize.width  = screen_buffer->width;
     evt.u.resize.height = screen_buffer->height;
-    console_input_events_append( console_input->evt, &evt );
+    console_input_events_append( console_input, &evt );
 
     evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_DISPLAY_EVENT;
     evt.u.display.left   = screen_buffer->win.left;
     evt.u.display.top    = screen_buffer->win.top;
     evt.u.display.width  = screen_buffer->win.right - screen_buffer->win.left + 1;
     evt.u.display.height = screen_buffer->win.bottom - screen_buffer->win.top + 1;
-    console_input_events_append( console_input->evt, &evt );
+    console_input_events_append( console_input, &evt );
 
     evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_UPDATE_EVENT;
     evt.u.update.top    = 0;
     evt.u.update.bottom = screen_buffer->height - 1;
-    console_input_events_append( console_input->evt, &evt );
+    console_input_events_append( console_input, &evt );
 
     evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_CURSOR_GEOM_EVENT;
     evt.u.cursor_geom.size    = screen_buffer->cursor_size;
     evt.u.cursor_geom.visible = screen_buffer->cursor_visible;
-    console_input_events_append( console_input->evt, &evt );
+    console_input_events_append( console_input, &evt );
 
     evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_CURSOR_POS_EVENT;
     evt.u.cursor_pos.x = screen_buffer->cursor_x;
     evt.u.cursor_pos.y = screen_buffer->cursor_y;
-    console_input_events_append( console_input->evt, &evt );
+    console_input_events_append( console_input, &evt );
 }
 
 static struct screen_buffer *create_console_output( struct console_input *console_input, int fd )
@@ -473,7 +474,7 @@
 	struct console_renderer_event evt;
 	evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_EXIT_EVENT;
         memset(&evt.u, 0, sizeof(evt.u));
-	console_input_events_append( console->evt, &evt );
+	console_input_events_append( console, &evt );
     }
     release_object( console );
 
@@ -764,7 +765,7 @@
             free( console->title );
             console->title = new_title;
 	    evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_TITLE_EVENT;
-	    console_input_events_append( console->evt, &evt );
+	    console_input_events_append( console, &evt );
         }
     }
     if (req->mask & SET_CONSOLE_INPUT_INFO_HISTORY_MODE)
@@ -898,7 +899,7 @@
 	    evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_CURSOR_GEOM_EVENT;
 	    evt.u.cursor_geom.size    = req->cursor_size;
 	    evt.u.cursor_geom.visible = req->cursor_visible;
-	    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+	    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
 	}
     }
     if (req->mask & SET_CONSOLE_OUTPUT_INFO_CURSOR_POS)
@@ -916,7 +917,7 @@
 	    evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_CURSOR_POS_EVENT;
 	    evt.u.cursor_pos.x = req->cursor_x;
 	    evt.u.cursor_pos.y = req->cursor_y;
-	    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+	    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
 	}
     }
     if (req->mask & SET_CONSOLE_OUTPUT_INFO_SIZE)
@@ -936,12 +937,12 @@
 	evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_SB_RESIZE_EVENT;
 	evt.u.resize.width  = req->width;
 	evt.u.resize.height = req->height;
-	console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+	console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
 
 	evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_UPDATE_EVENT;
 	evt.u.update.top    = 0;
 	evt.u.update.bottom = screen_buffer->height - 1;
-	console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+	console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
 
         /* scroll window to display sb */
         if (screen_buffer->win.right >= req->width)
@@ -973,7 +974,7 @@
             evt.event = CONSOLE_RENDERER_CURSOR_POS_EVENT;
             evt.u.cursor_pos.x = req->cursor_x;
             evt.u.cursor_pos.y = req->cursor_y;
-            console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+            console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
         }
 
 	if (screen_buffer == screen_buffer->input->active &&
@@ -1012,7 +1013,7 @@
 	    evt.u.display.top    = req->win_top;
 	    evt.u.display.width  = req->win_right - req->win_left + 1;
 	    evt.u.display.height = req->win_bottom - req->win_top + 1;
-	    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+	    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
 	}
     }
     if (req->mask & SET_CONSOLE_OUTPUT_INFO_MAX_SIZE)
@@ -1229,7 +1230,7 @@
         memset(&evt.u, 0, sizeof(evt.u));
         evt.u.update.top    = y + x / screen_buffer->width;
         evt.u.update.bottom = y + (x + i - 1) / screen_buffer->width;
-        console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+        console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
     }
     return i;
 }
@@ -1280,7 +1281,7 @@
         memset(&evt.u, 0, sizeof(evt.u));
         evt.u.update.top    = y;
         evt.u.update.bottom = (y * screen_buffer->width + x + count - 1) / screen_buffer->width;
-        console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+        console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
     }
     return i;
 }
@@ -1394,7 +1395,7 @@
     memset(&evt.u, 0, sizeof(evt.u));
     evt.u.update.top    = min(ysrc, ydst);
     evt.u.update.bottom = max(ysrc, ydst) + h - 1;
-    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input->evt, &evt );
+    console_input_events_append( screen_buffer->input, &evt );
 
     release_object( screen_buffer );
 }