diff --git a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
index 39b918a..9437ed3 100644
--- a/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_gtk_x11.c
@@ -867,7 +867,10 @@
 	blink_timer = 0;
     }
     if (blink_state == BLINK_OFF)
+    {
 	gui_update_cursor(TRUE, FALSE);
+	gui_mch_flush();
+    }
     blink_state = BLINK_NONE;
 }
 
@@ -902,6 +905,7 @@
 				   (GtkFunction) blink_cb, NULL);
 #endif
     }
+    gui_mch_flush();
 
     return FALSE;		/* don't happen again */
 }
@@ -934,6 +938,7 @@
 #endif
 	blink_state = BLINK_ON;
 	gui_update_cursor(TRUE, FALSE);
+	gui_mch_flush();
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/screen.c b/src/screen.c
index 7c4ee30..04a0da9 100644
--- a/src/screen.c
+++ b/src/screen.c
@@ -757,7 +757,7 @@
     if (gui.in_use)
     {
 	out_flush();	/* required before updating the cursor */
-	if (did_one)
+	if (did_one && !gui_mch_is_blink_off())
 	{
 	    /* Put the GUI position where the cursor was, gui_update_cursor()
 	     * uses that. */
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 1a7ff06..67f8b65 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -759,6 +759,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    2025,
+/**/
     2024,
 /**/
     2023,