1 files changed, 3 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/gnu/lib/libdialog/kernel.c b/gnu/lib/libdialog/kernel.c
index 309a0ba15c44..f81e71925f93 100644
--- a/gnu/lib/libdialog/kernel.c
+++ b/gnu/lib/libdialog/kernel.c
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ void init_dialog(void)
 #endif
 
   /* Set screen to screen attribute */
-  attr_clear(stdscr, LINES, COLS, screen_attr);
-  wnoutrefresh(stdscr);
+  dialog_clear_norefresh();
 }
 /* End of init_dialog() */
 
@@ -408,8 +407,8 @@ void draw_shadow(WINDOW *win, int y, int x, int height, int width)
 
 void dialog_clear_norefresh(void)
 {
-    attr_clear(stdscr, LINES, COLS, screen_attr);
-    touchwin(stdscr);
+    erase();
+    bkgd(screen_attr|ACS_CKBOARD);
     wnoutrefresh(stdscr);
 }