diff --git a/src/xdgshellclient.cpp b/src/xdgshellclient.cpp
index 2289529cf6..98ae6b1a16 100644
--- a/src/xdgshellclient.cpp
+++ b/src/xdgshellclient.cpp
@@ -1602,10 +1602,6 @@ void XdgToplevelClient::setFullScreen(bool set, bool user)
     }
     m_isRequestedFullScreen = set;
 
-    if (set) {
-        workspace()->raiseClient(this);
-    }
-
     configureDecoration();
 
     if (set) {