--- rxvt-unicode/src/rxvttoolkit.C	2007/12/14 06:17:27	1.84
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/rxvttoolkit.C	2007/12/24 08:21:39	1.87
@@ -503,6 +503,7 @@
   XFreeCursor (dpy, blank_cursor);
 #endif
   x_ev.stop ();
+  flush_ev.stop ();
 #ifdef USE_XIM
   xims.clear ();
 #endif
@@ -600,7 +601,12 @@
 void rxvt_display::set_selection_owner (rxvt_term *owner)
 {
   if (selection_owner && selection_owner != owner)
-    selection_owner->selection_clear ();
+    {
+      rxvt_term *owner = selection_owner;
+
+      owner->selection_clear ();
+      owner->flush ();
+    }
 
   selection_owner = owner;
 }