diff --git a/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp b/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
index a78d68ecf0..67b1307bd7 100644
--- a/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/carbon/toplevel.cpp
@@ -1070,12 +1070,13 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowMac::DoMoveWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height)
     {
         m_x = actualX ;
         m_y = actualY ;
-        m_width = actualWidth ;
-        m_height = actualHeight ;
 
         if ( doMove )
             ::MoveWindow((WindowRef)m_macWindow, m_x, m_y  , false); // don't make frontmost
 
+        m_width = actualWidth ;
+        m_height = actualHeight ;
+
         if ( doResize )
             ::SizeWindow((WindowRef)m_macWindow, m_width, m_height  , true);
 
diff --git a/src/mac/toplevel.cpp b/src/mac/toplevel.cpp
index a78d68ecf0..67b1307bd7 100644
--- a/src/mac/toplevel.cpp
+++ b/src/mac/toplevel.cpp
@@ -1070,12 +1070,13 @@ void wxTopLevelWindowMac::DoMoveWindow(int x, int y, int width, int height)
     {
         m_x = actualX ;
         m_y = actualY ;
-        m_width = actualWidth ;
-        m_height = actualHeight ;
 
         if ( doMove )
             ::MoveWindow((WindowRef)m_macWindow, m_x, m_y  , false); // don't make frontmost
 
+        m_width = actualWidth ;
+        m_height = actualHeight ;
+
         if ( doResize )
             ::SizeWindow((WindowRef)m_macWindow, m_width, m_height  , true);