diff -Nuard gnome-panel-2.4.0.orig/libpanel-applet/panel-applet.c gnome-panel-2.4.0/libpanel-applet/panel-applet.c
--- gnome-panel-2.4.0.orig/libpanel-applet/panel-applet.c	2003-07-08 17:59:10.000000000 +0200
+++ gnome-panel-2.4.0/libpanel-applet/panel-applet.c	2003-10-05 13:46:59.000000000 +0200
@@ -688,6 +688,7 @@
 			 */ 
 			GTK_WIDGET_SET_FLAGS (widget, GTK_CAN_FOCUS);
 			gtk_widget_grab_focus (widget);
+			GTK_WIDGET_UNSET_FLAGS (widget, GTK_CAN_FOCUS);
 			ret = TRUE;
 		}
 	}