diff --git a/src/events/Windows.cpp b/src/events/Windows.cpp
index 23175abc..86202929 100644
--- a/src/events/Windows.cpp
+++ b/src/events/Windows.cpp
@@ -231,8 +231,6 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bNoFocus && !PWINDOW->m_bNoInitialFocus)
         g_pCompositor->focusWindow(PWINDOW);
 
-    PWINDOW->m_pSurfaceTree = SubsurfaceTree::createTreeRoot(g_pXWaylandManager->getWindowSurface(PWINDOW), addViewCoords, PWINDOW, PWINDOW);
-
     Debug::log(LOG, "Window got assigned a surfaceTreeNode %x", PWINDOW->m_pSurfaceTree);
 
     if (!PWINDOW->m_bIsX11) {
@@ -270,6 +268,9 @@ void Events::listener_mapWindow(void* owner, void* data) {
         g_pCompositor->setWindowFullscreen(PWINDOW, true, FULLSCREEN_FULL);
     }
 
+    if (!PWINDOW->m_bIsX11)
+        PWINDOW->m_pSurfaceTree = SubsurfaceTree::createTreeRoot(g_pXWaylandManager->getWindowSurface(PWINDOW), addViewCoords, PWINDOW, PWINDOW);
+
     Debug::log(LOG, "Map request dispatched, monitor %s, xywh: %f %f %f %f", PMONITOR->szName.c_str(), PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.goalv().x, PWINDOW->m_vRealPosition.goalv().y, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goalv().x, PWINDOW->m_vRealSize.goalv().y);
 }