--- a/src/rxvtperl.xs	30 May 2009 08:51:23 -0000	1.127
+++ b/src/rxvtperl.xs	30 Jul 2009 22:19:33 -0000
@@ -929,7 +929,9 @@
 rxvt_term::grab (Time eventtime, int sync = 0)
 	CODE:
 {
-        int mode = sync ? GrabModeSync : GrabModeAsync;
+        // TA:  20090730:  Always assume Async mode here -- recent Xorg
+        // Servers don't appreciate being put in Sync mode.
+        int mode = GrabModeAsync;
 
         THIS->perl.grabtime = 0;