1 files changed, 9 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/st.c b/st.c
index 5095315..533fb0a 100644
--- a/st.c
+++ b/st.c
@@ -3496,8 +3496,15 @@ run(void) {
                                 xev--;
                         if(!FD_ISSET(cmdfd, &rfd) && !FD_ISSET(xfd, &rfd)) {
                                 if(blinkset) {
-                                        drawtimeout.tv_usec = 1000 * \
-                                                blinktimeout;
+                                        if(TIMEDIFF(now, lastblink) \
+                                                        > blinktimeout) {
+                                                drawtimeout.tv_usec = 1;
+                                        } else {
+                                                drawtimeout.tv_usec = (1000 * \
+                                                        (blinktimeout - \
+                                                        TIMEDIFF(now,
+                                                                lastblink)));
+                                        }
                                 } else {
                                         tv = NULL;
                                 }