diff --git a/changelog.txt b/changelog.txt
index fa856c79..1d5c6bb6 100644
--- a/changelog.txt
+++ b/changelog.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 ---version 2.0.4 yet to be released---
+12-mar-2009 - shinydoofy - sdl - fixed compilation error and reactivated the mouse pointer in the SDL window
 12-mar-2009 - adelikat - Win32 - Trace Logger - fixed bug where user can't scroll the log window while it is auto-updating
 11-mar-2009 - adelikat - Win32 - Trace Logger - changed message about F2 pause (left over from FCEUXDSP) to display the current hotkey mapping
 11-mar-2009 - adelikat - Added frame counter to savestates
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
index 954f4922..f8645266 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/input.cpp
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ do {                                              \
  * Return the state of the mouse buttons.  Input 'd' is an array of 3
  * integers that store <x, y, button state>.
  */
-static void
+void // removed static for a call in lua-engine.cpp
 GetMouseData(uint32 (&d)[3])
 {
     int x,y;
diff --git a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp
index 5c50ed32..31e6476b 100644
--- a/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp
+++ b/src/drivers/sdl/sdl-video.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ InitVideo(FCEUGI *gi)
     s_inited = 1;
 
     // shows the cursor within the display window
-    SDL_ShowCursor(0);
+    SDL_ShowCursor(1);
 
     // determine if we can allocate the display on the video card
     vinf = SDL_GetVideoInfo();