diff --git a/gnome-initial-setup.spec b/gnome-initial-setup.spec
index b942064..fa65934 100644
--- a/gnome-initial-setup.spec
+++ b/gnome-initial-setup.spec
@@ -6,13 +6,14 @@
 
 Name:           gnome-initial-setup
 Version:        3.38.0
-Release:        1%{?dist}
+Release:        2%{?dist}
 Summary:        Bootstrapping your OS
 
 License:        GPLv2+
 URL:            https://wiki.gnome.org/Design/OS/InitialSetup
 Source0:        https://download.gnome.org/sources/%{name}/3.38/%{name}-%{version}.tar.xz
 Source1:        vendor.conf
+Patch0:         the-time-to-idle-is-out.patch
 
 BuildRequires:  meson
 BuildRequires:  gcc
@@ -109,6 +110,11 @@ useradd -rM -d /run/gnome-initial-setup/ -s /sbin/nologin %{name} &>/dev/null ||
 %{_datadir}/gnome-initial-setup/vendor.conf
 
 %changelog
+* Fri Sep 11 2020 Ray Strode <rstrode@redhat.com> - 3.38.0-2
+- Remove weird, unnecessary g_idle_add which are triggering
+  some weird, not fully understood bug.
+  Resolves: #1875140
+
 * Thu Sep 10 2020 Kalev Lember <klember@redhat.com> - 3.38.0-1
 - Update to 3.38.0
 
diff --git a/the-time-to-idle-is-out.patch b/the-time-to-idle-is-out.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e4a8f08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/the-time-to-idle-is-out.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+diff -up gnome-initial-setup-3.38.0/gnome-initial-setup/gis-driver.c.the-time-to-idle-is-out gnome-initial-setup-3.38.0/gnome-initial-setup/gis-driver.c
+--- gnome-initial-setup-3.38.0/gnome-initial-setup/gis-driver.c.the-time-to-idle-is-out	2020-09-11 13:40:17.958247575 -0400
++++ gnome-initial-setup-3.38.0/gnome-initial-setup/gis-driver.c	2020-09-11 13:40:58.413797646 -0400
+@@ -819,7 +819,7 @@ update_screen_size (GisDriver *driver)
+       gtk_window_set_resizable (priv->main_window, TRUE);
+       gtk_window_set_position (priv->main_window, GTK_WIN_POS_NONE);
+ 
+-      g_idle_add (maximize, priv->main_window);
++      maximize (priv->main_window);
+     }
+   else
+     {
+@@ -843,7 +843,7 @@ update_screen_size (GisDriver *driver)
+       gtk_window_set_resizable (priv->main_window, FALSE);
+       gtk_window_set_position (priv->main_window, GTK_WIN_POS_CENTER_ALWAYS);
+ 
+-      g_idle_add (unmaximize, priv->main_window);
++      unmaximize (priv->main_window);
+     }
+ }
+