diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 3a6ce7d34..4aff42ad4 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 1998-11-17  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
 
+	* dlg.c (destroy_dlg): Do not refresh.
+
 	* filegui.c: New file.  We keep all of the user interface code for
 	the text edition in this file now.  This should be a per-GUI port
 	file. 
diff --git a/src/dlg.c b/src/dlg.c
index d0383e64a..0bf6dbc0c 100644
--- a/src/dlg.c
+++ b/src/dlg.c
@@ -910,8 +910,11 @@ destroy_dlg (Dlg_head *h)
 	free (h->title);
     x_destroy_dlg (h);
     free (h);
+
+#ifndef HAVE_X
     if (refresh_list)
 	do_refresh ();
+#endif
 }
 
 int std_callback (Dlg_head *h, int Msg, int Par)