diff --git a/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/TGraphics2D.java b/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/TGraphics2D.java
index e644a00b..9f69abb1 100644
--- a/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/TGraphics2D.java
+++ b/src/java/com/samskivert/swing/TGraphics2D.java
@@ -621,6 +621,13 @@ public class TGraphics2D extends Graphics2D
         _primary.dispose();
     }
 
+    @Override
+    public void finalize ()
+    {
+        // We don't want to have our super's finalize called because that will end up calling
+        // dispose() which we don't want.
+    }
+
     @Override
     public String toString ()
     {