diff --git a/libgnome-desktop/gnome-rr.c b/libgnome-desktop/gnome-rr.c
index 6f23fbb..b744e38 100644
--- a/libgnome-desktop/gnome-rr.c
+++ b/libgnome-desktop/gnome-rr.c
@@ -683,8 +683,11 @@ gnome_rr_screen_set_size (GnomeRRScreen *screen,
{
g_return_if_fail (screen != NULL);
+ gdk_error_trap_push ();
XRRSetScreenSize (screen->xdisplay, screen->xroot,
width, height, mm_width, mm_height);
+ gdk_flush ();
+ gdk_error_trap_pop (); /* ignore error */
}
void