MFC: Scrollbar gripper has a flashing cursor?

Question

I am using the following code to draw a scrollbar gripper for resizing window.

    // create a gripper in the bottom-right corner
    if (m_bShowGripper && ((GetStyle() & WS_THICKFRAME) != 0))
    {
        SMovingChild s;
        s.m_rcInitial.SetRect(-GetSystemMetrics(SM_CXVSCROLL), -GetSystemMetrics(SM_CYHSCROLL), 0, 0);
        s.m_rcInitial.OffsetRect(rcClient.BottomRight());
        m_hGripper = CreateWindow(_T("Scrollbar"), _T("size"), WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE | SBS_SIZEGRIP,
                                  s.m_rcInitial.left, s.m_rcInitial.top, s.m_rcInitial.Width(), s.m_rcInitial.Height(),
                                  this->GetSafeHwnd(), NULL, AfxGetInstanceHandle(), NULL);
        ASSERT(m_hGripper != NULL);
        if (m_hGripper != NULL)
        {
            s.m_hWnd = m_hGripper;
            s.m_dXMoveFrac = 1.0;
            s.m_dYMoveFrac = 1.0;
            s.m_dXSizeFrac = 0.0;
            s.m_dYSizeFrac = 0.0;
            m_MovingChildren.push_back(s);

            // put the gripper first in the z-order so it paints first and doesn't obscure other controls
            ::SetWindowPos(m_hGripper, HWND_TOP, 0, 0, 0, 0, SWP_NOACTIVATE | SWP_NOMOVE | SWP_NOOWNERZORDER | SWP_NOSIZE | SWP_SHOWWINDOW);
        }
    }

Originally from here: How to create a resizable CDialog in MFC?. The code runs OK, but the gripper has a flashing block like cursor (figure below).

This issue can be addressed by commenting the last statement of ::SetWindowPos(...). But I am wondering what the real cause is and whether it is OK to remove this statement, or any better fix.