--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2014/11/19 12:21:11	1.449
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2014/12/06 09:36:12	1.451
@@ -2553,7 +2553,7 @@
 
   XClearWindow (dpy, parent);
 
-  if (scrollBar.win)
+  if (scrollBar.state && scrollBar.win)
     {
       if (transparent)
         XSetWindowBackgroundPixmap (dpy, scrollBar.win, ParentRelative);