diff --git a/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py b/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py
index 9600ead5c9..8bbf9f8368 100644
--- a/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py
+++ b/xpra/client/gl/gtk3/glarea_window.py
@@ -15,10 +15,11 @@
 
 log = Logger("opengl", "paint")
 
+
 def GLArea(alpha:bool) -> Gtk.GLArea:
     glarea = Gtk.GLArea()
     glarea.set_use_es(True)
-    glarea.set_auto_render(True)
+    glarea.set_auto_render(False)
     glarea.set_has_alpha(alpha)
     glarea.set_has_depth_buffer(False)
     glarea.set_has_stencil_buffer(False)