diff --git a/src/gtk/control.cpp b/src/gtk/control.cpp
index 3352965683..20cd746365 100644
--- a/src/gtk/control.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/control.cpp
@@ -319,7 +319,11 @@ wxSize wxControl::GTKGetPreferredSize(GtkWidget* widget) const
 {
     GtkRequisition req;
 #ifdef __WXGTK3__
+    int w, h;
+    gtk_widget_get_size_request(widget, &w, &h);
+    gtk_widget_set_size_request(widget, -1, -1);
     gtk_widget_get_preferred_size(widget, NULL, &req);
+    gtk_widget_set_size_request(widget, w, h);
 #else
     GTK_WIDGET_GET_CLASS(widget)->size_request(widget, &req);
 #endif