diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/WindowsDisplay.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/WindowsDisplay.java
index a4172a57..05158cb0 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/WindowsDisplay.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/WindowsDisplay.java
@@ -273,7 +273,11 @@ final class WindowsDisplay implements DisplayImplementation {
 						clearAWTFocus();
 					}
 				});
-				clearAWTFocus();
+				SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
+					public void run() {
+						clearAWTFocus();
+					}
+				});
 			}
 			grabFocus();
 		} catch (LWJGLException e) {