diff --git a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
index a77e532e18..2c27149792 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/StepMania.cpp
@@ -519,6 +519,9 @@ static void HandleInputEvents(float fDeltaTime)
 
 static void GameLoop()
 {
+	for(int hack = 0; hack < 1024; ++hack)
+		SDL_PumpEvents();
+
 	RageTimer timer;
 	while(1)
 	{