diff --git a/src/cmd/devdraw/x11-screen.c b/src/cmd/devdraw/x11-screen.c
index c3a6fa33..d01e8496 100644
--- a/src/cmd/devdraw/x11-screen.c
+++ b/src/cmd/devdraw/x11-screen.c
@@ -550,8 +550,6 @@ xattach(Client *client, char *label, char *winsize)
 		havemin = 0;
 	}
 	w = newxwin(client);
-	w->screenrect = Rect(0, 0, WidthOfScreen(xscreen), HeightOfScreen(xscreen));
-	w->windowrect = r;
 
 	memset(&attr, 0, sizeof attr);
 	attr.colormap = _x.cmap;
@@ -679,6 +677,8 @@ xattach(Client *client, char *label, char *winsize)
 		}
 	}else
 		fprint(2, "XGetWindowAttributes: bad attrs\n");
+	w->screenrect = Rect(0, 0, WidthOfScreen(xscreen), HeightOfScreen(xscreen));
+	w->windowrect = r;
 
 	/*
 	 * Allocate our local backing store.