diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 0e054fe46..1349cc356 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2007-07-24  Emmanuele Bassi  <ebassi@openedhand.com>
+
+	* clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c: Destroy the stage, don't
+	just unref it.
+
 2007-07-24  Emmanuele Bassi  <ebassi@openedhand.com>
 
 	* clutter/clutter-main.c: Add debug markers.
diff --git a/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c b/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c
index c57aa5e5a..3098678da 100644
--- a/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c
+++ b/clutter/glx/clutter-backend-glx.c
@@ -270,7 +270,7 @@ clutter_backend_glx_init_events (ClutterBackend *backend)
   _clutter_backend_glx_events_init (backend);
 }
 
-static ClutterActor*
+static ClutterActor *
 clutter_backend_glx_get_stage (ClutterBackend *backend)
 {
   ClutterBackendGLX *backend_glx = CLUTTER_BACKEND_GLX (backend);
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ clutter_backend_glx_dispose (GObject *gobject)
     {
       CLUTTER_NOTE (BACKEND, "Disposing the main stage");
 
-      g_object_unref (backend_glx->stage);
+      clutter_actor_destroy (backend_glx->stage);
       backend_glx->stage = NULL;
     }