--- rxvt-unicode/src/main.C	2007/12/14 06:32:38	1.285
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/main.C	2007/12/16 19:44:48	1.286
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
 #ifdef HAVE_BG_PIXMAP
   bgPixmap.destroy ();
 #endif
+  display->flush (); /* ideally .put should do this */
   displays.put (display);
 
   scr_release ();