diff --git a/options.cpp b/options.cpp
index d5fb297534..8ae6a16b6a 100644
--- a/options.cpp
+++ b/options.cpp
@@ -171,6 +171,8 @@ unsigned long Options::updateSettings()
     hideUtilityWindowsForInactive = config.readEntry( "HideUtilityWindowsForInactive", true);
     showDesktopIsMinimizeAll = config.readEntry( "ShowDesktopIsMinimizeAll", false );
 
+    borderless_maximized_windows = config.readEntry( "BorderlessMaximizedWindows", false );
+
     // Mouse bindings
     config = KConfigGroup( _config, "MouseBindings" );
     CmdActiveTitlebar1 = mouseCommand(config.readEntry("CommandActiveTitlebar1","Raise"), true );
@@ -193,8 +195,6 @@ unsigned long Options::updateSettings()
     config=KConfigGroup(_config,"Compositing");
     refreshRate = config.readEntry( "RefreshRate", 0 );
 
-    borderless_maximized_windows = config.readEntry( "BorderlessMaximizedWindows", false );
-
     // Read button tooltip animation effect from kdeglobals
     // Since we want to allow users to enable window decoration tooltips
     // and not kstyle tooltips and vise-versa, we don't read the