diff --git a/WINGs/wview_wl.c b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
index 94fa761..9aea7e2 100644
--- a/WINGs/wview_wl.c
+++ b/WINGs/wview_wl.c
@@ -442,19 +442,20 @@ static void wl_redisplay(void *vctx, W_View *view)
 
 	/* Fill background color */
 	pixman_image_t *backing = (pixman_image_t *)W_GetViewBacking(view->window);
-	if (backing && view->backColor) {
+	if (backing) {
+		int bw = pixman_image_get_width(backing);
+		int bh = pixman_image_get_height(backing);
 		pixman_color_t bg;
-		bg.red   = view->backColor->color.red;
-		bg.green = view->backColor->color.green;
-		bg.blue  = view->backColor->color.blue;
-		bg.alpha = view->backColor->alpha ? view->backColor->alpha : 0xFFFF;
+		if (view->backColor) {
+			bg.red   = view->backColor->color.red;
+			bg.green = view->backColor->color.green;
+			bg.blue  = view->backColor->color.blue;
+			bg.alpha = view->backColor->alpha ? view->backColor->alpha : 0xFFFF;
+		} else {
+			bg = (pixman_color_t){0xAAAA, 0xAAAA, 0xAAAA, 0xFFFF};
+		}
 		pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, backing, &bg,
-			1, &(pixman_rectangle16_t){0, 0, view->size.width, view->size.height});
-	} else if (backing) {
-		/* Default: light grey background */
-		pixman_color_t bg = {0xAAAA, 0xAAAA, 0xAAAA, 0xFFFF};
-		pixman_image_fill_rectangles(PIXMAN_OP_SRC, backing, &bg,
-			1, &(pixman_rectangle16_t){0, 0, view->size.width, view->size.height});
+			1, &(pixman_rectangle16_t){0, 0, bw, bh});
 	}
 
 	memset(&ev, 0, sizeof(ev));