diff --git a/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/controls/listbox.c b/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/controls/listbox.c
index 40e88822c49..f440a6d4aa0 100644
--- a/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/controls/listbox.c
+++ b/reactos/win32ss/user/user32/controls/listbox.c
@@ -1069,14 +1069,10 @@ static LRESULT LISTBOX_Paint( LB_DESCR *descr, HDC hdc )
         else
             rect.bottom = rect.top + descr->items[i].height;
 
+        /* keep the focus rect, to paint the focus item after */
         if (i == descr->focus_item)
-        {
-	    /* keep the focus rect, to paint the focus item after */
-	    focusRect.left = rect.left;
-	    focusRect.right = rect.right;
-	    focusRect.top = rect.top;
-	    focusRect.bottom = rect.bottom;
-        }
+            focusRect = rect;
+    
         LISTBOX_PaintItem( descr, hdc, &rect, i, ODA_DRAWENTIRE, TRUE );
         rect.top = rect.bottom;