--- a/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c	2014-02-03 09:19:06.152761230 +0100
+++ b/src/video/x11/SDL_x11video.c 	2014-02-03 09:14:40.062762569 +0100
@@ -1088,11 +1088,10 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-#if 0 /* This is an experiment - are the graphics faster now? - nope. */
 	if ( SDL_getenv("SDL_VIDEO_X11_BACKINGSTORE") )
-#endif
-	/* Cache the window in the server, when possible */
+	/* Cache the window in the server, on request */
 	{
+		printf("Backingstore is on.\n");
 		Screen *xscreen;
 		XSetWindowAttributes a;