diff --git a/source/widgets/widget.c b/source/widgets/widget.c
index 729619e6..c77ef1f9 100644
--- a/source/widgets/widget.c
+++ b/source/widgets/widget.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ void widget_queue_redraw ( widget *wid )
 
 gboolean widget_need_redraw ( widget *wid )
 {
-    if ( wid ) {
+    if ( wid && wid->enabled ) {
         return wid->need_redraw;
     }
     return FALSE;