--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtfont.C	2008/01/23 05:59:29	1.130
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtfont.C	2008/01/23 06:00:53	1.131
@@ -1401,8 +1401,8 @@
             }
 #endif
 
-          if (bg >= 0 && !back_rendered)
-            XftDrawRect (d2, &term->pix_colors[bg].c, 0, 0, w, h);
+          if (!back_rendered)
+            XftDrawRect (d2, &term->pix_colors[bg < 0 ? Color_bg : bg].c, 0, 0, w, h);
 
           XftDrawGlyphSpec (d2, &term->pix_colors[fg].c, f, enc, ep - enc);
           XCopyArea (disp, d2, d, gc, 0, 0, w, h, x, y);