--- rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2007/12/11 03:30:50	1.285
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/screen.C	2007/12/11 18:00:07	1.286
@@ -2323,7 +2323,7 @@
                 {
                   if (!ev_is_active (&text_blink_ev))
                     {
-                      text_blink_ev.start (TEXT_BLINK_INTERVAL, TEXT_BLINK_INTERVAL);
+                      text_blink_ev.again ();
                       hidden_text = 0;
                     }
                   else if (hidden_text)