diff --git a/src/window.cpp b/src/window.cpp
index f15061c921..325242b3a1 100644
--- a/src/window.cpp
+++ b/src/window.cpp
@@ -652,8 +652,8 @@ static Window *LocalAllocateWindow(
 		_last_z_window++;
 	}
 
-	SetWindowDirty(w);
 	CallWindowEventNP(w, WE_CREATE);
+	SetWindowDirty(w);
 
 	return w;
 }