diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 9692218db..0ca5ae42b 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+2008-09-17  Neil Roberts  <neil@linux.intel.com>
+
+	Bug 1145 - Flicker on resize the window
+
+	* clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c (clutter_stage_glx_realize):
+	Don't set a backing pixel on the X window. Otherwise when the
+	window resizes it will flicker when X paints the background
+	immediatly before Clutter repaints the whole stage.
+
 2008-09-17  Neil Roberts  <neil@linux.intel.com>
 
 	* clutter/clutter-types.h: Swap left and right in the
diff --git a/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c b/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c
index 8c5af3fb3..b5aa6db80 100644
--- a/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c
+++ b/clutter/glx/clutter-stage-glx.c
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ clutter_stage_glx_realize (ClutterActor *actor)
                                             stage_x11->xwin_root,
                                             stage_x11->xvisinfo->visual,
                                             AllocNone);
-          mask = CWBackPixel | CWBorderPixel | CWColormap;
+          mask = CWBorderPixel | CWColormap;
           stage_x11->xwin = XCreateWindow (stage_x11->xdpy,
                                            stage_x11->xwin_root,
                                            0, 0,