diff --git a/src/gtk/app.cpp b/src/gtk/app.cpp
index bb01f6b872..cc85a29c9f 100644
--- a/src/gtk/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/app.cpp
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ bool wxYield()
         g_isIdle = TRUE;
     }
 
-    while (gtk_events_pending())
-        gtk_main_iteration();
-
     // disable log flushing from here because a call to wxYield() shouldn't
     // normally result in message boxes popping up &c
     wxLog::Suspend();
 
+    while (gtk_events_pending())
+        gtk_main_iteration();
+
     /* it's necessary to call ProcessIdle() to update the frames sizes which
        might have been changed (it also will update other things set from
        OnUpdateUI() which is a nice (and desired) side effect) */
diff --git a/src/gtk1/app.cpp b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
index bb01f6b872..cc85a29c9f 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/app.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/app.cpp
@@ -108,13 +108,13 @@ bool wxYield()
         g_isIdle = TRUE;
     }
 
-    while (gtk_events_pending())
-        gtk_main_iteration();
-
     // disable log flushing from here because a call to wxYield() shouldn't
     // normally result in message boxes popping up &c
     wxLog::Suspend();
 
+    while (gtk_events_pending())
+        gtk_main_iteration();
+
     /* it's necessary to call ProcessIdle() to update the frames sizes which
        might have been changed (it also will update other things set from
        OnUpdateUI() which is a nice (and desired) side effect) */