diff --git a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
index 4617c09d69..ae1803783e 100644
--- a/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/listctrl.cpp
@@ -3139,8 +3139,6 @@ bool wxListCtrl::Create(wxWindow *parent,
         m_headerWin = (wxListHeaderWindow *) NULL;
     }
 
-    SetBackgroundColour( wxSystemSettings::GetSystemColour( wxSYS_COLOUR_LISTBOX ) );
-
     return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/window.cpp b/src/gtk/window.cpp
index 8a23a84b3e..68807f1da0 100644
--- a/src/gtk/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/window.cpp
@@ -2057,6 +2057,9 @@ void wxWindow::Init()
 
     m_cursor = *wxSTANDARD_CURSOR;
 
+    m_delayedForegroundColour = FALSE;
+    m_delayedBackgroundColour = FALSE;
+        
 #ifdef HAVE_XIM
     m_ic = (GdkIC*) NULL;
     m_icattr = (GdkICAttr*) NULL;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/window.cpp b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
index 8a23a84b3e..68807f1da0 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/window.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/window.cpp
@@ -2057,6 +2057,9 @@ void wxWindow::Init()
 
     m_cursor = *wxSTANDARD_CURSOR;
 
+    m_delayedForegroundColour = FALSE;
+    m_delayedBackgroundColour = FALSE;
+        
 #ifdef HAVE_XIM
     m_ic = (GdkIC*) NULL;
     m_icattr = (GdkICAttr*) NULL;