diff --git a/emulators/qemu-devel/Makefile b/emulators/qemu-devel/Makefile
index 623c83d1145e..0563c8a4b8c1 100644
--- a/emulators/qemu-devel/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/qemu-devel/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	qemu
 PORTVERSION=	0.8.1
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	emulators
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.qemu.org/:release \
 		http://people.fruitsalad.org/nox/qemu/:snapshot \
diff --git a/emulators/qemu-devel/files/patch-sdl.c b/emulators/qemu-devel/files/patch-sdl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68ea6cd4dc51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/qemu-devel/files/patch-sdl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Index: qemu/sdl.c
+@@ -280,13 +280,19 @@
+ 
+ static void sdl_hide_cursor(void)
+ {
+-    SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_hidden);
++    if (kbd_mouse_is_absolute()) {
++       SDL_ShowCursor(1);
++       SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_hidden);
++    } else {
++       SDL_ShowCursor(0);
++    }
++
+ }
+ 
+ static void sdl_show_cursor(void)
+ {
+     if (!kbd_mouse_is_absolute()) {
+-	SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_normal);
++       SDL_ShowCursor(1);
+     }
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/emulators/qemu-devel/pkg-message b/emulators/qemu-devel/pkg-message
index c335f5b3be17..6aae63037bb3 100644
--- a/emulators/qemu-devel/pkg-message
+++ b/emulators/qemu-devel/pkg-message
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ for example time sleep 1 takes 49 seconds and booting sleeps for
 minutes at the acd0 probe with a FreeSBIE 1.0 guest, thats because
 its kernel is built with HZ=5000, and FreeBSD's default is 100...
 (no longer a problem with FreeSBIE 1.1.)  The linux 2.6 kernel uses
-1000 by default btw.  Enabling /dev/rtc doesn't seem to help either
-(not included since it needs a patch to emulators/rtc.)
+1000 by default btw (changed to 250 recently).  Enabling /dev/rtc doesn't
+seem to help either (not included since it needs a patch to emulators/rtc.)
 - using physical media doesn't work on 4.x hosts (missing DIOCGMEDIASIZE
 ioctl.)
 - the -smb option (smb-export local dir to guest) needs the net/samba
diff --git a/emulators/qemu/Makefile b/emulators/qemu/Makefile
index 623c83d1145e..0563c8a4b8c1 100644
--- a/emulators/qemu/Makefile
+++ b/emulators/qemu/Makefile
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 
 PORTNAME=	qemu
 PORTVERSION=	0.8.1
-PORTREVISION=	1
+PORTREVISION=	2
 CATEGORIES=	emulators
 MASTER_SITES=	http://www.qemu.org/:release \
 		http://people.fruitsalad.org/nox/qemu/:snapshot \
diff --git a/emulators/qemu/files/patch-sdl.c b/emulators/qemu/files/patch-sdl.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..68ea6cd4dc51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/emulators/qemu/files/patch-sdl.c
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+Index: qemu/sdl.c
+@@ -280,13 +280,19 @@
+ 
+ static void sdl_hide_cursor(void)
+ {
+-    SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_hidden);
++    if (kbd_mouse_is_absolute()) {
++       SDL_ShowCursor(1);
++       SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_hidden);
++    } else {
++       SDL_ShowCursor(0);
++    }
++
+ }
+ 
+ static void sdl_show_cursor(void)
+ {
+     if (!kbd_mouse_is_absolute()) {
+-	SDL_SetCursor(sdl_cursor_normal);
++       SDL_ShowCursor(1);
+     }
+ }
+ 
diff --git a/emulators/qemu/pkg-message b/emulators/qemu/pkg-message
index c335f5b3be17..6aae63037bb3 100644
--- a/emulators/qemu/pkg-message
+++ b/emulators/qemu/pkg-message
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ for example time sleep 1 takes 49 seconds and booting sleeps for
 minutes at the acd0 probe with a FreeSBIE 1.0 guest, thats because
 its kernel is built with HZ=5000, and FreeBSD's default is 100...
 (no longer a problem with FreeSBIE 1.1.)  The linux 2.6 kernel uses
-1000 by default btw.  Enabling /dev/rtc doesn't seem to help either
-(not included since it needs a patch to emulators/rtc.)
+1000 by default btw (changed to 250 recently).  Enabling /dev/rtc doesn't
+seem to help either (not included since it needs a patch to emulators/rtc.)
 - using physical media doesn't work on 4.x hosts (missing DIOCGMEDIASIZE
 ioctl.)
 - the -smb option (smb-export local dir to guest) needs the net/samba