diff --git a/src/event.c b/src/event.c
index 4074ed2..957051b 100644
--- a/src/event.c
+++ b/src/event.c
@@ -311,6 +311,7 @@ event_unmapnotify(XEvent *e)
 
      if((c = client_gb_win(ev->window))
         && ev->send_event
+        && ev->event == W->root
         && c->flags & CLIENT_MAPPED
         && !(c->flags & CLIENT_DYING))
           client_remove(c);