--- rxvt-unicode/src/background.C	2011/08/11 08:39:10	1.161
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/background.C	2011/08/11 12:27:26	1.162
@@ -302,12 +302,14 @@
             }
           else if (!strcasecmp (arr[i], "hscale"))
             {
+              new_flags |= BG_TILE;
               w = windowScale;
               h = noScale;
               geom_flags |= WidthValue|HeightValue;
             }
           else if (!strcasecmp (arr[i], "vscale"))
             {
+              new_flags |= BG_TILE;
               h = windowScale;
               w = noScale;
               geom_flags |= WidthValue|HeightValue;