--- tabbed.c
+++ tabbed.c
@@ -258,8 +261,8 @@ configurenotify(const XEvent *e)
 		ww = ev->width;
 		wh = ev->height;
 		XFreePixmap(dpy, dc.drawable);
-		dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, root, ww, wh,
-		              DefaultDepth(dpy, screen));
+		dc.drawable = XCreatePixmap(dpy, win, ww, wh,
+		              32);
 		if (sel > -1)
 			resize(sel, ww, wh - bh);
 		XSync(dpy, False);