diff --git a/src/i_video.c b/src/i_video.c
index e01791c2..a85df229 100644
--- a/src/i_video.c
+++ b/src/i_video.c
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ int grabmouse = 1;
 // Flag indicating whether the screen is currently visible:
 // when the screen isnt visible, don't render the screen
 boolean screenvisible;
-static boolean window_focused;
+static boolean window_focused = true;
 boolean fullscreen;
 
 //
@@ -697,8 +697,6 @@ void I_GetEvent(void)
 {
     SDL_Event sdlevent;
 
-    SDL_PumpEvents();
-
     while (SDL_PollEvent(&sdlevent))
     {
         switch (sdlevent.type)