diff --git a/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Window.cpp b/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Window.cpp
index 1df38e1d..b2a18ee9 100644
--- a/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Window.cpp
+++ b/src/native/linux/org_lwjgl_opengl_Window.cpp
@@ -542,7 +542,9 @@ JNIEXPORT void JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_opengl_Window_restore
  */
 JNIEXPORT jboolean JNICALL Java_org_lwjgl_opengl_Window_nIsDirty
   (JNIEnv *env, jclass clazz) {
-	return dirty;
+	bool result = dirty;
+	dirty = false;
+	return result;
 }
 
 /*