diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index ae545bf49a..b996ff7fee 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -3526,6 +3526,8 @@ bool wxWindowGTK::ScrollPages(int pages)
     return DoScrollByUnits(ScrollDir_Vert, ScrollUnit_Page, pages);
 }
 
+#include "wx/treectrl.h"
+
 void wxWindowGTK::Refresh(bool WXUNUSED(eraseBackground),
                           const wxRect *rect)
 {
@@ -3541,23 +3543,21 @@ void wxWindowGTK::Refresh(bool WXUNUSED(eraseBackground),
         return;
 
     if (rect == NULL)
-        gtk_widget_queue_draw(widget);
+    {
+        gdk_window_invalidate_rect( widget->window, NULL, TRUE );
+    }
     else
     {
         int x = rect->x;
         if (GetLayoutDirection() == wxLayout_RightToLeft)
             x = GetClientSize().x - x - rect->width;
-
-#if 0
-        gtk_widget_queue_draw_area(widget, x, rect->y, rect->width, rect->height);
-#else
+            
         GdkRectangle r;
         r.x = rect->x;
         r.y = rect->y;
         r.width = rect->width;
         r.height = rect->height;
         gdk_window_invalidate_rect( m_wxwindow->window, &r, TRUE );
-#endif
     }
 }