diff --git a/samples/html/about/about.cpp b/samples/html/about/about.cpp
index 1aee180572..1a656fba77 100644
--- a/samples/html/about/about.cpp
+++ b/samples/html/about/about.cpp
@@ -155,8 +155,8 @@ void MyFrame::OnAbout(wxCommandEvent& WXUNUSED(event))
     html = new wxHtmlWindow(&dlg, wxID_ANY, wxDefaultPosition, wxSize(380, 160), wxHW_SCROLLBAR_NEVER);
     html -> SetBorders(0);
     html -> LoadPage(wxT("data/about.htm"));
-    html -> SetSize(html -> GetInternalRepresentation() -> GetWidth(),
-                    html -> GetInternalRepresentation() -> GetHeight());
+    html -> SetInitialSize(wxSize(html -> GetInternalRepresentation() -> GetWidth(),
+                                  html -> GetInternalRepresentation() -> GetHeight()));
 
     topsizer -> Add(html, 1, wxALL, 10);