diff --git a/gfx/common/x11_common.c b/gfx/common/x11_common.c
index f0e7d28249..b6b77b78b3 100644
--- a/gfx/common/x11_common.c
+++ b/gfx/common/x11_common.c
@@ -606,9 +606,12 @@ void x11_check_window(void *data, bool *quit,
 
    if (new_width != *width || new_height != *height)
    {
-      *resize = true;
       *width  = new_width;
       *height = new_height;
+      *resize = true;
+#ifdef HAVE_MENU
+      rarch_ctl(RARCH_CTL_SET_DEFERRED_MENU_CONTEXT_RESET, NULL);
+#endif
    }
 
    x11_alive(data);