diff --git a/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
index 802ea0c..39fe7ec 100644
--- a/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
+++ b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
@@ -1,51 +1,23 @@
-diff --git a/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
-index 4b11cd4..e69de29 100644
---- a/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
-+++ b/patches/sowm-normal-kill.patch
-@@ -1,23 +0,0 @@
--diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
--index 0d74d4b..ff70968 100644
----- a/sowm.c
--+++ b/sowm.c
--@@ -326,7 +326,17 @@ void win_del(Window w) {
--    "Shoot first and don't ask questions later?.."
-- */
-- void win_kill() {
---    if (win_current() != root) XKillClient(d, cur);
--+    if (win_current() == root) return;
--+
--+    XEvent ev = { .type = ClientMessage };
--+
--+    ev.xclient.window       = cur;
--+    ev.xclient.format       = 32;
--+    ev.xclient.message_type = XInternAtom(d, "WM_PROTOCOLS", True);
--+    ev.xclient.data.l[0]    = XInternAtom(d, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", True);
--+    ev.xclient.data.l[1]    = CurrentTime;
--+
--+    XSendEvent(d, cur, False, NoEventMask, &ev);
-- }
--
-- /*
 diff --git a/sowm.c b/sowm.c
-index 126aca0..cd8af6f 100644
+index d1b4c2a..49d8af2 100644
 --- a/sowm.c
 +++ b/sowm.c
-@@ -180,7 +180,17 @@ void win_del(Window w) {
+@@ -165,7 +165,17 @@ void win_del(Window w) {
  }
  
  void win_kill() {
--    if (win_current() ^ root) XKillClient(d, cur);
-+    if (win_current() == root) return;
+-    if (cur) XKillClient(d, cur->w);
++    if (!cur) return;
 +
 +    XEvent ev = { .type = ClientMessage };
 +
-+    ev.xclient.window       = cur;
++    ev.xclient.window       = cur->w;
 +    ev.xclient.format       = 32;
 +    ev.xclient.message_type = XInternAtom(d, "WM_PROTOCOLS", True);
 +    ev.xclient.data.l[0]    = XInternAtom(d, "WM_DELETE_WINDOW", True);
 +    ev.xclient.data.l[1]    = CurrentTime;
 +
-+    XSendEvent(d, cur, False, NoEventMask, &ev);
++    XSendEvent(d, cur->w, False, NoEventMask, &ev);
  }
  
- void win_center(const Arg arg) {
+ void win_center() {