diff --git a/app/os_wayland.go b/app/os_wayland.go
index 435f2d7b..f952b9ae 100644
--- a/app/os_wayland.go
+++ b/app/os_wayland.go
@@ -243,11 +243,11 @@ func newWLWindow(callbacks *callbacks, options []Option) error {
 	go func() {
 		defer d.destroy()
 		defer w.destroy()
+
+		w.w.SetDriver(w)
 		// Finish and commit setup from createNativeWindow.
 		w.Configure(options)
 		C.wl_surface_commit(w.surf)
-
-		w.w.SetDriver(w)
 		if err := w.loop(); err != nil {
 			panic(err)
 		}
diff --git a/app/os_x11.go b/app/os_x11.go
index 56b4822b..1c752473 100644
--- a/app/os_x11.go
+++ b/app/os_x11.go
@@ -777,12 +777,11 @@ func newX11Window(gioWin *callbacks, options []Option) error {
 	C.XSetWMProtocols(dpy, win, &w.atoms.evDelWindow, 1)
 
 	go func() {
+		w.w.SetDriver(w)
 		w.Configure(options)
 
 		// make the window visible on the screen
 		C.XMapWindow(dpy, win)
-
-		w.w.SetDriver(w)
 		w.w.Event(ViewEvent{Display: unsafe.Pointer(dpy), Window: uintptr(win)})
 		w.setStage(system.StageRunning)
 		w.loop()