diff --git src/pgtkterm.c src/pgtkterm.c
index 65408801cfd..b5b05912333 100644
--- src/pgtkterm.c
+++ src/pgtkterm.c
@@ -2928,13 +2928,11 @@ pgtk_copy_bits (struct frame *f, cairo_rectangle_t *src_rect,
   GdkWindow *window;
   cairo_surface_t *surface;	/* temporary surface */
 
-  window = gtk_widget_get_window (FRAME_GTK_WIDGET (f));
-
   surface =
-    gdk_window_create_similar_surface (window, CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA,
-				       FRAME_CR_SURFACE_DESIRED_WIDTH (f),
-				       FRAME_CR_SURFACE_DESIRED_HEIGHT
-				       (f));
+    cairo_surface_create_similar (FRAME_CR_SURFACE (f),
+				 CAIRO_CONTENT_COLOR_ALPHA,
+				 (int) src_rect->width,
+				 (int) src_rect->height);
 
   cr = cairo_create (surface);
   cairo_set_source_surface (cr, FRAME_CR_SURFACE (f), -src_rect->x,