diff --git a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_sys.c b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_sys.c
index cf32e631654..08c5ec7dcf7 100644
--- a/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_sys.c
+++ b/jdk/src/solaris/native/sun/awt/splashscreen/splashscreen_sys.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2005, 2008, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
+ * Copyright (c) 2005, 2011, Oracle and/or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
  * DO NOT ALTER OR REMOVE COPYRIGHT NOTICES OR THIS FILE HEADER.
  *
  * This code is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
@@ -334,6 +334,7 @@ SplashRedrawWindow(Splash * splash) {
     XDestroyImage(ximage);
     SplashRemoveDecoration(splash);
     XMapWindow(splash->display, splash->window);
+    XFlush(splash->display);
 }
 
 void SplashReconfigureNow(Splash * splash) {