diff --git a/src/fe-gtk/menu.c b/src/fe-gtk/menu.c
index 73610bcf..07b6cd66 100644
--- a/src/fe-gtk/menu.c
+++ b/src/fe-gtk/menu.c
@@ -899,11 +899,13 @@ menu_fullscreen_toggle (GtkWidget *wid, gpointer ud)
 	{
 		gtk_window_unfullscreen (GTK_WINDOW(parent_window));
 
-		/* At least on Windows we need to manually reposition the window */
+#ifdef WIN32
+		/* other window managers seem to handle this */
 		gtk_window_resize (GTK_WINDOW(parent_window),
 					prefs.hex_gui_win_width, prefs.hex_gui_win_height);
 		gtk_window_move (GTK_WINDOW(parent_window),
 					prefs.hex_gui_win_left, prefs.hex_gui_win_top);
+#endif
 	}
 }