Large number of pistons retracting and extending quickly turns them invisible

When activating and deactivating a large number of pistons, the pistons will disappear and reappear. It also causes any attached blocks to disappear with them.

note: The black box around the image is there to reduce file size.

edit: You can recreate this bug by building the contraption featured in the image. It does not show up properly when a screenshot is taken.