diff --git a/src/icon.c b/src/icon.c
index 9aa18c7f..2980db8e 100644
--- a/src/icon.c
+++ b/src/icon.c
@@ -554,8 +554,7 @@ void wIconSetHighlited(WIcon *icon, Bool flag)
 		return;
 
 	icon->highlighted = flag;
-	icon->force_paint = True;
-	wIconPaint(icon);
+	update_icon_pixmap(icon);
 }
 #endif