--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11wm.c Fri Oct 05 22:41:02 2012 -0400 +++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11wm.c Fri Oct 05 23:18:53 2012 -0400 @@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ SDL_FreeSurface(surface); SDL_free(propdata); + XFlush(SDL_Display); SDL_Unlock_EventThread(); return;