diff --git a/acme.c b/acme.c
index 3f3d89e..c15266d 100644
--- a/acme.c
+++ b/acme.c
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ mousethread(void *v)
 		case MResize:
 			if(getwindow(display, Refnone) < 0)
 				error("attach to window");
-			draw(screen, screen->r, display->white, nil, ZP);
+			draw(screen, screen->r, allocimage(display, Rect(0,0,1,1), screen->chan, 1, 0x222222FF), nil, ZP);
 			iconinit();
 			scrlresize();
 			rowresize(&row, screen->clipr);