diff --git a/src/gui_x11.c b/src/gui_x11.c
index 41fcbde..f09d1a0 100644
--- a/src/gui_x11.c
+++ b/src/gui_x11.c
@@ -1431,6 +1431,7 @@
 		p_window = h - 1;
 	    Rows = h;
 	}
+	limit_screen_size();
 	/*
 	 * Set the (x,y) position of the main window only if specified in the
 	 * users geometry, so we get good defaults when they don't. This needs