diff --git a/libs/ui/KisMainWindow.cpp b/libs/ui/KisMainWindow.cpp
index 6281c17..2d40416 100644
--- a/libs/ui/KisMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/libs/ui/KisMainWindow.cpp
@@ -1171,7 +1171,7 @@ void KisMainWindow::showEvent(QShowEvent *e)
          * fixed in Qt 5.6.0. So we can avoid this delay on newer versions
          * of Qt.
          */
-        QTimer::singleShot(1, this, SLOT(initializeGeometry()));
+        QTimer::singleShot(500, this, SLOT(initializeGeometry()));
         d->geometryInitialized = true;
     }
 }