diff --git a/src/newgal/fbcon/fbvideo.c b/src/newgal/fbcon/fbvideo.c
index 3fb6d835..5db4a5aa 100644
--- a/src/newgal/fbcon/fbvideo.c
+++ b/src/newgal/fbcon/fbvideo.c
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ static GAL_Surface *FB_SetVideoMode(_THIS, GAL_Surface *current,
 #endif
 
         /* create shadow screen */
-        this->hidden->shadow_screen = GAL_CreateRGBSurface (GAL_SWSURFACE,
+        this->hidden->shadow_screen = GAL_CreateRGBSurface (GAL_HWSURFACE,
                 current->w, current->h,
                 current->format->BitsPerPixel,
                 current->format->Rmask, current->format->Gmask,
diff --git a/src/newgal/shadow/shadow.c b/src/newgal/shadow/shadow.c
index 4f979850..c4e6336a 100644
--- a/src/newgal/shadow/shadow.c
+++ b/src/newgal/shadow/shadow.c
@@ -577,13 +577,11 @@ static void schedule_updaters(_THIS, RECT *dirty_rc)
     int h = RECTHP(dirty_rc);
     int i;
 
-    /* always use updaters
     if (h < this->hidden->nr_updaters || (w * h) < MIN_PIXELS_USING_UPDATER) {
         shadow_fb_ops.refresh(_shadowfbheader,
             this->hidden->realfb_info, dirty_rc);
         return;
     }
-    */
 
     /* partition the dirty rectangle horizontally */
     int span = h / (this->hidden->nr_updaters);
@@ -720,9 +718,10 @@ static int create_extra_updaters(_THIS)
     }
     pthread_attr_destroy(&attr);
 
+    /*
     for (int i = 0; i < this->hidden->nr_updaters; i++) {
         sem_post(&this->hidden->sync_sem);
-    }
+    }*/
 
     return 0;
 }