diff --git a/slock.c b/slock.c
index 187f8e8..ca7b68b 100644
--- a/slock.c
+++ b/slock.c
@@ -106,7 +106,6 @@ writemessage(Display *dpy, struct lock *lock)
 	time_t currenttime;
 	struct tm *ltime;
 	int screen = lock->screen;
-	Window win = lock->win;
 
 	char str[256] = {0};
 
@@ -114,8 +113,6 @@ writemessage(Display *dpy, struct lock *lock)
 	 * Time text
 	 */
 
-	XftDraw* draw = XftDrawCreate(dpy, win, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen), DefaultColormap(dpy, screen));
-
 	time(&currenttime);
 	ltime = localtime(&currenttime);
 	snprintf(str, sizeof(str), "%02d:%02d", ltime->tm_hour, ltime->tm_min);
@@ -126,7 +123,7 @@ writemessage(Display *dpy, struct lock *lock)
 	timex = (DisplayWidth(dpy, screen) - ext.width) / 2;
 	timey = (DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) - ext.height) / 2;
 
-	XftDrawString8(draw, &lock->font_colors[TIME], lock->fonts[TIME], timex, timey, (XftChar8*)str, timelen);
+	XftDrawString8(lock->draw, &lock->font_colors[TIME], lock->fonts[TIME], timex, timey, (XftChar8*)str, timelen);
 
 	/*
 	 * Message text
@@ -138,7 +135,7 @@ writemessage(Display *dpy, struct lock *lock)
 	x = (DisplayWidth(dpy, screen) - ext.width) / 2;
 	y = (DisplayHeight(dpy, screen) - ext.height) / 8 * 7;
 
-	XftDrawString8(draw, &lock->font_colors[TEXT], lock->fonts[TEXT], x, y, (XftChar8*)message, len);
+	XftDrawString8(lock->draw, &lock->font_colors[TEXT], lock->fonts[TEXT], x, y, (XftChar8*)message, len);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -337,6 +334,8 @@ lockscreen(Display *dpy, struct xrandr *rr, int screen)
 	XftColorAllocName(dpy, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen), DefaultColormap(dpy, screen), text_color, &lock->font_colors[TEXT]);
 	XftColorAllocName(dpy, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen), DefaultColormap(dpy, screen), time_color, &lock->font_colors[TIME]);
 
+	lock->draw = XftDrawCreate(dpy, lock->win, DefaultVisual(dpy, screen), DefaultColormap(dpy, screen));
+
 	/* Try to grab mouse pointer *and* keyboard for 600ms, else fail the lock */
 	for (i = 0, ptgrab = kbgrab = -1; i < 6; i++) {
 		if (ptgrab != GrabSuccess) {