diff --git a/dwm.c b/dwm.c
index 823bf6b..5646a5c 100644
--- a/dwm.c
+++ b/dwm.c
@@ -1061,6 +1061,7 @@ manage(Window w, XWindowAttributes *wa)
 	XSetWindowBorder(dpy, w, scheme[SchemeNorm][ColBorder].pixel);
 	configure(c); /* propagates border_width, if size doesn't change */
 	updatewindowtype(c);
+	updatesizehints(c);
 	updatewmhints(c);
 	XSelectInput(dpy, w, EnterWindowMask|FocusChangeMask|PropertyChangeMask|StructureNotifyMask);
 	grabbuttons(c, 0);