diff -up gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/media-keys/gsd-media-keys-window.c.spam gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/media-keys/gsd-media-keys-window.c
--- gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/media-keys/gsd-media-keys-window.c.spam	2009-12-18 10:32:07.722360259 -0500
+++ gnome-settings-daemon-2.28.1/plugins/media-keys/gsd-media-keys-window.c	2009-12-18 10:33:00.923109059 -0500
@@ -134,6 +134,9 @@ add_hide_timeout (GsdMediaKeysWindow *wi
 static void
 update_window (GsdMediaKeysWindow *window)
 {
+        if (!gtk_widget_is_drawable (GTK_WIDGET (window)))
+                return;
+
         remove_hide_timeout (window);
         add_hide_timeout (window);