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Checkerboard background color doesn't update

Steps to reproduce:

open Inkscape
File > Document properties
Check the option for the checkerboard background
Then select to use a color for the bg

What happened?

No change in color. It only updates when you haven't checked the checkerboard option first, or when you uncheck and recheck it.

What should have happened?

The background color should change right away.

Inkscape Version and Operating System:

Inkscape Version: 1.0rc1 (cb074a39af, 2020-04-24)
Operating System: Linux Mint 19.3

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