diff --git a/krunner/view.cpp b/krunner/view.cpp
--- a/krunner/view.cpp
+++ b/krunner/view.cpp
@@ -127,10 +127,6 @@
     connect(KDirWatch::self(), &KDirWatch::dirty, this, &View::reloadConfig);
     connect(KDirWatch::self(), &KDirWatch::created, this, &View::reloadConfig);
 
-    if (m_qmlObj->rootObject()) {
-        connect(m_qmlObj->rootObject(), SIGNAL(widthChanged()), this, SLOT(resetScreenPos()));
-    }
-
     if (m_floating) {
         setLocation(Plasma::Types::Floating);
     } else {
@@ -171,6 +167,7 @@
 
 void View::objectIncubated()
 {
+    connect(m_qmlObj->rootObject(), SIGNAL(widthChanged()), this, SLOT(resetScreenPos()));
     setMainItem(qobject_cast<QQuickItem *>(m_qmlObj->rootObject()));
 }