diff --git a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
index cceca949..98e87e6c 100644
--- a/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
+++ b/src/java/org/lwjgl/opengl/Display.java
@@ -256,7 +256,6 @@ public final class Display {
 		initControls();
 		setVSyncEnabled(vsync);
 		window_created = true;
-		update();
 	}
 
 	private static void destroyWindow() {
diff --git a/src/native/win32/context.c b/src/native/win32/context.c
index 6adb711f..28d49cb3 100644
--- a/src/native/win32/context.c
+++ b/src/native/win32/context.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ bool registerWindow(WNDPROC win_proc, LPCTSTR class_name)
 	windowClass.hInstance = dll_handle;
 	windowClass.hIcon = LoadIcon(NULL, IDI_APPLICATION);
 	windowClass.hCursor = LoadCursor(NULL, IDC_ARROW);
-	windowClass.hbrBackground = NULL;
+	windowClass.hbrBackground = (HBRUSH)GetStockObject(BLACK_BRUSH);
 	windowClass.lpszMenuName = NULL;
 	windowClass.lpszClassName = class_name;