diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
index 363ea29d144..be877f7e6c8 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
@@ -253,11 +253,6 @@ void QXcbWindow::create()
         return;
     }
 
-    QPlatformWindow::setGeometry(rect);
-
-    if (platformScreen != currentScreen)
-        QWindowSystemInterface::handleWindowScreenChanged(window(), platformScreen->QPlatformScreen::screen());
-
     const QSize minimumSize = windowMinimumSize();
     if (rect.width() > 0 || rect.height() > 0) {
         rect.setWidth(qBound(1, rect.width(), XCOORD_MAX));
@@ -269,6 +264,11 @@ void QXcbWindow::create()
         rect.setHeight(QHighDpi::toNativePixels(int(defaultWindowHeight), platformScreen->QPlatformScreen::screen()));
     }
 
+    QPlatformWindow::setGeometry(rect);
+
+    if (platformScreen != currentScreen)
+        QWindowSystemInterface::handleWindowScreenChanged(window(), platformScreen->QPlatformScreen::screen());
+
     xcb_window_t xcb_parent_id = platformScreen->root();
     if (parent()) {
         xcb_parent_id = static_cast<QXcbWindow *>(parent())->xcb_window();