--- 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;