diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
index 7fafe934d5..b4e449addb 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiWorkArea.cpp
@@ -898,7 +898,7 @@ void GuiWorkArea::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent * ev)
 
 void GuiWorkArea::update(int x, int y, int w, int h)
 {
-	viewport()->update(x, y, w, h);
+	viewport()->repaint(x, y, w, h);
 }