diff --git a/sc2/ChangeLog b/sc2/ChangeLog
index fc6af1d08..bef91c18e 100644
--- a/sc2/ChangeLog
+++ b/sc2/ChangeLog
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 Changes towards version 0.3:
+- Flashing rects are no longer constrained to even-numbered pixels on the
+  y axis; fixes bug #255, from Nic
 - Fixed minor glitches in main window borders (bug #307 parts 1,2,3) -Mika
 - There's now space before and after : in coordinates (bug #307 part 6),
   from Paxtez
diff --git a/sc2/src/sc2code/sis.c b/sc2/src/sc2code/sis.c
index 2b706571f..b42b88e1b 100644
--- a/sc2/src/sc2code/sis.c
+++ b/sc2/src/sc2code/sis.c
@@ -1403,10 +1403,7 @@ SetFlashRect (PRECT pRect, FRAME f)
 		flash_rect1 = *pRect;
 		flash_rect1.corner.x += clip_r.corner.x;
 		flash_rect1.corner.y += clip_r.corner.y;
-		flash_rect1.extent.height += flash_rect.corner.y & 1;
-		flash_rect1.corner.y &= ~1;
 		create_flash = 1;
-
 	}
 	
 	LockMutex (flash_mutex);