diff --git a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
index 754b53036..c30efa90e 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
+++ b/hw/xwin/winmultiwindowwm.c
@@ -769,7 +769,7 @@ winMultiWindowWMProc(void *pArg)
             UpdateName(pWMInfo, pNode->msg.iWindow);
             break;
 
-        case WM_WM_HINTS_EVENT:
+        case WM_WM_ICON_EVENT:
             winUpdateIcon(pNode->msg.iWindow);
             break;
 
@@ -1087,7 +1087,7 @@ winMultiWindowXMsgProc(void *pArg)
                  && event.xproperty.atom == atmWmHints) {
             memset(&msg, 0, sizeof(msg));
 
-            msg.msg = WM_WM_HINTS_EVENT;
+            msg.msg = WM_WM_ICON_EVENT;
             msg.iWindow = event.xproperty.window;
 
             /* Other fields ignored */
diff --git a/hw/xwin/winwindow.h b/hw/xwin/winwindow.h
index c357f8d08..9f2ab45f3 100644
--- a/hw/xwin/winwindow.h
+++ b/hw/xwin/winwindow.h
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ typedef struct _winWMMessageRec {
 #define		WM_WM_KILL		(WM_USER + 7)
 #define		WM_WM_ACTIVATE		(WM_USER + 8)
 #define		WM_WM_NAME_EVENT	(WM_USER + 9)
-#define		WM_WM_HINTS_EVENT	(WM_USER + 10)
+#define		WM_WM_ICON_EVENT	(WM_USER + 10)
 #define		WM_WM_CHANGE_STATE	(WM_USER + 11)
 #define		WM_WM_MAP2		(WM_USER + 12)
 #define		WM_WM_MAP3		(WM_USER + 13)