--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2011/11/15 19:54:30	1.403
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2011/11/15 20:09:13	1.405
@@ -2044,7 +2044,7 @@
   refresh_count = 0;
 
   unsigned int old_screen_flags = screen.flags;
-  char have_bg = 0;
+  bool have_bg = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_BG_PIXMAP
   have_bg = bg_pixmap != None;
 #endif