--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2008/02/06 16:44:47	1.302
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2008/02/16 13:35:45	1.303
@@ -1994,11 +1994,11 @@
   /*
    * A: set up vars
    */
-  have_bg = 0;
   refresh_count = 0;
 
+  have_bg = 0;
 #ifdef HAVE_BG_PIXMAP
-  have_bg |= bgPixmap.pixmap != None;
+  have_bg = bgPixmap.pixmap != None;
 #endif
   ocrow = oldcursor.row; /* is there an old outline cursor on screen? */