--- a/src/gui.c
+++ b/src/gui.c
@@ -958,7 +958,13 @@ gui_update_cursor(force, clear_selection
 		static int iid;
 		guicolor_T fg, bg;
 
-		if (im_get_status())
+		if (
+# ifdef HAVE_GTK2
+			preedit_get_status()
+# else
+			im_get_status()
+# endif
+			)
 		{
 		    iid = syn_name2id((char_u *)"CursorIM");
 		    if (iid > 0)
@@ -5124,6 +5130,16 @@ gui_handle_drop(x, y, modifiers, fnames,
 {
     int		i;
     char_u	*p;
+    static int	entered = FALSE;
+
+    /*
+     * This function is called by event handlers.  Just in case we get a
+     * second event before the first one is handled, ignore the second one.
+     * Not sure if this can ever happen, just in case.
+     */
+    if (entered)
+	return;
+    entered = TRUE;
 
     /*
      * When the cursor is at the command line, add the file names to the
@@ -5207,5 +5223,7 @@ gui_handle_drop(x, y, modifiers, fnames,
 	gui_update_cursor(FALSE, FALSE);
 	gui_mch_flush();
     }
+
+    entered = FALSE;
 }
 #endif