--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtperl.xs	2012/06/07 07:53:12	1.177
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvtperl.xs	2012/06/07 08:12:55	1.178
@@ -2044,6 +2044,8 @@
 
 #if HAVE_IMG
 
+#if 0
+
 rxvt_img *
 rxvt_term::new_img (SV *format, int width, int height)
 	CODE:
@@ -2054,6 +2056,8 @@
 	OUTPUT:
         RETVAL
 
+#endif
+
 #if ENABLE_TRANSPARENCY
 
 rxvt_img *
@@ -2094,11 +2098,12 @@
 
         if (img) // TODO: cannot be false
           {
-            img = img->convert_to (XRenderFindVisualFormat (THIS->dpy, THIS->visual), THIS->pix_colors [Color_bg]);
-            THIS->bg_pixmap = img->steal ();
+            img = img->reify ();
+            rxvt_img *img2 = img->convert_to (XRenderFindVisualFormat (THIS->dpy, THIS->visual), THIS->pix_colors [Color_bg]);
+            delete img;
+            THIS->bg_pixmap = img2->steal ();
             THIS->bg_flags |= rxvt_term::BG_NEEDS_REFRESH;
             THIS->bg_valid_since = ev::now (); // TODO: extra bloat
-            delete img;
           }
 
 #endif
@@ -2198,6 +2203,9 @@
 rxvt_img::clone ()
 
 rxvt_img *
+rxvt_img::reify ()
+
+rxvt_img *
 rxvt_img::sub_rect (int x, int y, int width, int height)
 
 rxvt_img *