diff --git a/backends/xcbeventlistener.h b/backends/xcbeventlistener.h
--- a/backends/xcbeventlistener.h
+++ b/backends/xcbeventlistener.h
@@ -64,12 +64,11 @@
     protected:
         bool m_isRandrPresent;
         bool m_event11;
-        int m_randrBase;
-        int m_randrErrorBase;
-        int m_majorOpcode;
-        int m_eventType;
-        int m_versionMajor;
-        int m_versionMinor;
+        uint8_t m_randrBase;
+        uint8_t m_randrErrorBase;
+        uint8_t m_majorOpcode;
+        uint32_t m_versionMajor;
+        uint32_t m_versionMinor;
 
         uint32_t m_window;
 };
diff --git a/backends/xcbeventlistener.cpp b/backends/xcbeventlistener.cpp
--- a/backends/xcbeventlistener.cpp
+++ b/backends/xcbeventlistener.cpp
@@ -26,12 +26,10 @@
 Q_LOGGING_CATEGORY(KSCREEN_XCB_HELPER, "kscreen.xcb.helper")
 
 XCBEventListener::XCBEventListener():
-    QObject(),
     m_isRandrPresent(false),
     m_randrBase(0),
     m_randrErrorBase(0),
     m_majorOpcode(0),
-    m_eventType(0),
     m_versionMajor(0),
     m_versionMinor(0),
     m_window(0)
@@ -134,7 +132,7 @@
         return false;
     }
 
-    xcb_generic_event_t* e = static_cast<xcb_generic_event_t *>(message);
+    auto e = static_cast<xcb_generic_event_t *>(message);
     const uint8_t xEventType = e->response_type & ~0x80;
 
     //If this event is not xcb_randr_notify, we don't want it
@@ -150,8 +148,7 @@
 
 void XCBEventListener::handleScreenChange(xcb_generic_event_t* e)
 {
-    xcb_randr_screen_change_notify_event_t *e2 =
-        (xcb_randr_screen_change_notify_event_t *) e;
+    auto e2 = reinterpret_cast<xcb_randr_screen_change_notify_event_t*>(e);
 
     // Only accept notifications for our window
     if (e2->request_window != m_window) {
@@ -172,8 +169,7 @@
 
 void XCBEventListener::handleXRandRNotify(xcb_generic_event_t* e)
 {
-    xcb_randr_notify_event_t*
-    randrEvent = reinterpret_cast<xcb_randr_notify_event_t*>(e);
+    auto randrEvent = reinterpret_cast<xcb_randr_notify_event_t*>(e);
 
     if (randrEvent->subCode == XCB_RANDR_NOTIFY_CRTC_CHANGE) {
         xcb_randr_crtc_change_t crtc = randrEvent->u.cc;