1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/libmate-panel-applet/mate-panel-applet.c b/libmate-panel-applet/mate-panel-applet.c
index 5efde6b3..e726dfb4 100644
--- a/libmate-panel-applet/mate-panel-applet.c
+++ b/libmate-panel-applet/mate-panel-applet.c
@@ -1350,8 +1350,10 @@ mate_panel_applet_get_pattern_from_pixmap (MatePanelApplet *applet,
 
 width = gdk_window_get_width(window);
 height = gdk_window_get_height(window);
- surface = cairo_image_surface_create (CAIRO_FORMAT_ARGB32, width, height);
-
+ surface = gdk_window_create_similar_surface (window,
+ CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA,
+ width,
+ height);
 gdk_error_trap_push ();
 cr = cairo_create (surface);
 cairo_set_source_surface (cr, background, -x, -y);