diff --git a/xwin.c b/xwin.c
index f4715fc..750a168 100644
--- a/xwin.c
+++ b/xwin.c
@@ -2158,6 +2158,7 @@ ui_destroy_window(void)
 		XDestroyIC(g_IC);
 
 	XDestroyWindow(g_display, g_wnd);
+	g_wnd = NULL;
 }
 
 void
@@ -2294,6 +2295,10 @@ xwin_process_events(void)
 	{
 		XNextEvent(g_display, &xevent);
 
+		if (g_wnd == NULL)
+			/* Ignore events between ui_destroy_window and ui_create_window */
+			continue;
+
 		if ((g_IC != NULL) && (XFilterEvent(&xevent, None) == True))
 		{
 			DEBUG_KBD(("Filtering event\n"));