diff --git a/base/applications/mspaint/drawing.cpp b/base/applications/mspaint/drawing.cpp
index afcae889bc0..05599d2d2cc 100644
--- a/base/applications/mspaint/drawing.cpp
+++ b/base/applications/mspaint/drawing.cpp
@@ -366,9 +366,9 @@ ColorKeyedMaskBlt(HDC hdcDest, int nXDest, int nYDest, int nWidth, int nHeight,
 
 void DrawXorRect(HDC hdc, const RECT *prc)
 {
-    HGDIOBJ oldPen = ::SelectObject(hdc, ::CreatePen(PS_SOLID, 0, RGB(255, 255, 255)));
+    HGDIOBJ oldPen = ::SelectObject(hdc, ::CreatePen(PS_SOLID, 0, RGB(0, 0, 0)));
     HGDIOBJ oldBrush = ::SelectObject(hdc, ::GetStockObject(NULL_BRUSH));
-    INT oldRop2 = SetROP2(hdc, R2_XORPEN);
+    INT oldRop2 = SetROP2(hdc, R2_NOTXORPEN);
     ::Rectangle(hdc, prc->left, prc->top, prc->right, prc->bottom);
     ::SetROP2(hdc, oldRop2);
     ::SelectObject(hdc, oldBrush);