diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
index 56f0db7c9e7..1379018793b 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/windows/qwindowstheme.cpp
@@ -604,16 +604,16 @@ void QWindowsTheme::handleSettingsChanged()
     const auto newColorScheme = effectiveColorScheme();
     const bool colorSchemeChanged = newColorScheme != oldColorScheme;
     s_colorScheme = newColorScheme;
+    if (!colorSchemeChanged)
+        return;
     auto integration = QWindowsIntegration::instance();
     integration->updateApplicationBadge();
     if (integration->darkModeHandling().testFlag(QWindowsApplication::DarkModeStyle)) {
         QWindowsTheme::instance()->refresh();
         QWindowSystemInterface::handleThemeChange<QWindowSystemInterface::SynchronousDelivery>();
     }
-    if (colorSchemeChanged) {
-        for (QWindowsWindow *w : std::as_const(QWindowsContext::instance()->windows()))
-            w->setDarkBorder(s_colorScheme == Qt::ColorScheme::Dark);
-    }
+    for (QWindowsWindow *w : std::as_const(QWindowsContext::instance()->windows()))
+        w->setDarkBorder(s_colorScheme == Qt::ColorScheme::Dark);
 }
 
 void QWindowsTheme::clearPalettes()