diff --git a/src/motif/region.cpp b/src/motif/region.cpp
index dd44768f7e..8431d309fa 100644
--- a/src/motif/region.cpp
+++ b/src/motif/region.cpp
@@ -343,7 +343,11 @@ void wxRegionIterator::Reset(const wxRegion& region)
     else
     {
         // TODO create m_rects and fill with rectangles for this region
-        m_numRects = 0;
+
+        // For now, fudge by getting the whole bounding box.
+        m_rects = new wxRect[1];
+        m_numRects = 1;
+        m_rects[0] = m_region.GetBox();
     }
 }