--- xfce4-systemload-plugin-1.0.0~/panel-plugin/systemload.c	2010-12-09 17:04:10.000000000 +0100
+++ xfce4-systemload-plugin-1.0.0/panel-plugin/systemload.c	2011-02-17 18:24:08.554030988 +0100
@@ -286,6 +286,7 @@
         gtk_widget_modify_base(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor[count]->status),
                                GTK_STATE_SELECTED,
                                &global->monitor[count]->options.color);
+		gtk_event_box_set_visible_window(global->monitor[count]->ebox, FALSE);
 
         gtk_widget_show(GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor[count]->status));
 
@@ -295,11 +296,11 @@
         gtk_box_pack_start(GTK_BOX(global->box),
                            GTK_WIDGET(global->monitor[count]->ebox),
                            FALSE, FALSE, 0);
-
     }
 
     global->uptime->ebox = gtk_event_box_new();
     gtk_widget_show(global->uptime->ebox);
+	gtk_event_box_set_visible_window(global->uptime->ebox, FALSE);
 
     gtk_widget_set_has_tooltip(global->monitor[0]->ebox, TRUE);
     gtk_widget_set_has_tooltip(global->monitor[1]->ebox, TRUE);