diff --git a/uppsrc/GLCtrl/GLCtrl.h b/uppsrc/GLCtrl/GLCtrl.h
index 417b600eb..0c2995d0e 100644
--- a/uppsrc/GLCtrl/GLCtrl.h
+++ b/uppsrc/GLCtrl/GLCtrl.h
@@ -136,6 +136,8 @@ class GLCtrl : public ParentCtrl {
 		virtual void    State(int reason);
 		virtual LRESULT WindowProc(UINT message, WPARAM wParam, LPARAM lParam);
 		virtual Image MouseEvent(int event, Point p, int zdelta, dword keyflags);
+		
+		GLPane() { NoWantFocus(); }
 	};
 	
 	friend class GLCtrl;
diff --git a/uppsrc/GLCtrl/Win32GLCtrl.cpp b/uppsrc/GLCtrl/Win32GLCtrl.cpp
index 130d59764..c4d7ea864 100644
--- a/uppsrc/GLCtrl/Win32GLCtrl.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/GLCtrl/Win32GLCtrl.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,6 @@ GLCtrl::GLCtrl()
 	hRC = NULL;
 	glpane.ctrl = this;
 	Add(glpane.SizePos());
-	NoWantFocus();
 }
 
 GLCtrl::~GLCtrl()
diff --git a/uppsrc/GLCtrl/X11GLCtrl.cpp b/uppsrc/GLCtrl/X11GLCtrl.cpp
index 8aff33c11..117669db4 100644
--- a/uppsrc/GLCtrl/X11GLCtrl.cpp
+++ b/uppsrc/GLCtrl/X11GLCtrl.cpp
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ GLCtrl::GLPane::GLPane(int depthsize, int stencilsize, bool doublebuffer,
 	StencilSize      = stencilsize;
 	DoubleBuffering  = doublebuffer;
 	NumberOfSamples  = numberofsamples;
+	NoWantFocus();
 } // END Constructor class GLCtrl::GLPane
 
 /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
@@ -201,7 +202,6 @@ GLCtrl::GLCtrl(int depthsize, int stencilsize, bool doublebuffer, bool multisamp
 {
 	pane.ctrl = this;
 	Add(pane.SizePos());
-	NoWantFocus();
 }
 
 #endif