diff -r 8b97ca336ee9 -r 8eacd84b1599 plugins/win32/winprefs/winprefs.c
--- a/plugins/win32/winprefs/winprefs.c	Mon Feb 27 22:59:45 2006 +0000
+++ b/plugins/win32/winprefs/winprefs.c	Tue Feb 28 01:27:12 2006 +0000
@@ -288,8 +288,8 @@
 	GaimGtkWindow *win;
 	GtkWidget *window;
 
-	/* Don't flash for our own messages */
-	if(flags & GAIM_MESSAGE_SEND)
+	/* Don't flash for our own messages or system messages */
+	if(flags & GAIM_MESSAGE_SEND || flags & GAIM_MESSAGE_SYSTEM)
 		return FALSE;
 
 	if(!gaim_prefs_get_bool(PREF_IM_BLINK))