diff --git a/src/newgal/blit.c b/src/newgal/blit.c
index 185f13f8..2287563d 100644
--- a/src/newgal/blit.c
+++ b/src/newgal/blit.c
@@ -441,7 +441,7 @@ static int GAL_PixmanBlit (struct GAL_Surface *src, GAL_Rect *srcrect,
     pixman_op_t op;
     uint32_t alpha_bits;
     int retv = -1;
-    pixman_region32_t clip_region;
+    //pixman_region32_t clip_region;
  
     assert (src->tmp_data);
     assert (dst->tmp_data);
@@ -488,9 +488,11 @@ static int GAL_PixmanBlit (struct GAL_Surface *src, GAL_Rect *srcrect,
             srcrect->x, srcrect->y, srcrect->w, srcrect->h,
             dstrect->x, dstrect->y, dstrect->w, dstrect->h);
 
+#if 0
     pixman_region32_init_rect (&clip_region,
             dst->clip_rect.x, dst->clip_rect.y, dst->clip_rect.w, dst->clip_rect.h);
     pixman_image_set_clip_region32 (dst_img, &clip_region);
+#endif
 
     retv = 0;
     pixman_image_composite32 (op, src_img, msk_img, dst_img,
@@ -499,7 +501,7 @@ static int GAL_PixmanBlit (struct GAL_Surface *src, GAL_Rect *srcrect,
             dstrect->x, dstrect->y, 
             srcrect->w, srcrect->h);
 
-    pixman_region32_fini (&clip_region);
+    //pixman_region32_fini (&clip_region);
 
 out:
     if (msk_img)