diff --git a/wayland.c b/wayland.c
index 80300aba..e13e6b0b 100644
--- a/wayland.c
+++ b/wayland.c
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ xdg_toplevel_configure(void *data, struct xdg_toplevel *xdg_toplevel,
 {
     LOG_DBG("xdg-toplevel: configure: %dx%d", width, height);
 
+    if (width == 0 && height == 0)
+        return;
+
     struct wayland *wayl = data;
     struct terminal *term = wayl_terminal_from_xdg_toplevel(wayl, xdg_toplevel);
 
@@ -423,9 +426,7 @@ xdg_toplevel_configure(void *data, struct xdg_toplevel *xdg_toplevel,
     }
 
     term->visual_focus = is_focused;
-
-    if (width >= 0 && height >= 0)
-        render_resize(term, width, height);
+    render_resize(term, width, height);
 }
 
 static void