diff --git a/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp b/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
index 262230c6a5..f65fb4b487 100644
--- a/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
+++ b/src/generic/scrlwing.cpp
@@ -346,6 +346,10 @@ void wxScrollHelper::SetScrollbars(int pixelsPerUnitX,
 
     m_targetWindow->SetVirtualSizeHints( noUnitsX * pixelsPerUnitX, noUnitsY * pixelsPerUnitY );
 
+    // The above should arguably be deprecated, this however we still need.
+
+    m_targetWindow->SetVirtualSize( noUnitsX * pixelsPerUnitX, noUnitsY * pixelsPerUnitY );
+
     if (do_refresh && !noRefresh)
         m_targetWindow->Refresh(TRUE, GetRect());
 
diff --git a/src/gtk/scrolwin.cpp b/src/gtk/scrolwin.cpp
index 1615405780..4a8dd9490f 100644
--- a/src/gtk/scrolwin.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk/scrolwin.cpp
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ void wxScrolledWindow::SetScrollbars( int pixelsPerUnitX, int pixelsPerUnitY,
 
     m_targetWindow->SetVirtualSizeHints( noUnitsX * pixelsPerUnitX, noUnitsY * pixelsPerUnitY );
 
+    // The above should arguably be deprecated, this however we still need.
+
+    m_targetWindow->SetVirtualSize( noUnitsX * pixelsPerUnitX, noUnitsY * pixelsPerUnitY );
+
     if (!noRefresh)
     {
         int new_x = m_xScrollPixelsPerLine * m_xScrollPosition;
diff --git a/src/gtk1/scrolwin.cpp b/src/gtk1/scrolwin.cpp
index 1615405780..4a8dd9490f 100644
--- a/src/gtk1/scrolwin.cpp
+++ b/src/gtk1/scrolwin.cpp
@@ -355,6 +355,10 @@ void wxScrolledWindow::SetScrollbars( int pixelsPerUnitX, int pixelsPerUnitY,
 
     m_targetWindow->SetVirtualSizeHints( noUnitsX * pixelsPerUnitX, noUnitsY * pixelsPerUnitY );
 
+    // The above should arguably be deprecated, this however we still need.
+
+    m_targetWindow->SetVirtualSize( noUnitsX * pixelsPerUnitX, noUnitsY * pixelsPerUnitY );
+
     if (!noRefresh)
     {
         int new_x = m_xScrollPixelsPerLine * m_xScrollPosition;