diff --git a/source/blender/src/view.c b/source/blender/src/view.c
index 51361481b6d..9ccaa3071ef 100644
--- a/source/blender/src/view.c
+++ b/source/blender/src/view.c
@@ -583,6 +583,11 @@ void viewmove(int mode)
 			screen_swapbuffers();
 		}
 		else {
+			short val;
+			unsigned short event;
+			/* we need to empty the queue... when you do this very long it overflows */
+			while(qtest()) event= extern_qread(&val);
+			
 			BIF_wait_for_statechange();
 		}