diff --git a/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor b/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor
index 45da2706f4..b5ab63c4c8 100755
--- a/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor
+++ b/extra/ui/windows/windows.factor
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ SYMBOL: mouse-captured
 : handle-wm-paint ( hWnd uMsg wParam lParam -- )
     #! wParam and lParam are unused
     #! only paint if width/height both > 0
-    3drop window relayout-1 ;
+    3drop window relayout-1 yield ;
 
 : handle-wm-size ( hWnd uMsg wParam lParam -- )
     2nip