--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtperl.xs	2012/01/07 12:01:30	1.149
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtperl.xs	2012/01/09 15:34:57	1.150
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@
           {
             THIS->set_option (optval, set);
 
-            if (THIS->env_colorfgbg [0]) // avoid doing this before START
+            if (THIS->init_done) // avoid doing this before START
               switch (optval)
                 {
                   case Opt_skipBuiltinGlyphs: