diff --git a/src/x11window.cpp b/src/x11window.cpp
index bc56e04e8e..2bb53fd205 100644
--- a/src/x11window.cpp
+++ b/src/x11window.cpp
@@ -859,9 +859,7 @@ bool X11Window::manage(xcb_window_t w, bool isMapped)
         }
     }
 
-    if (init_minimize) {
-        minimize(true); // No animation
-    }
+    setMinimized(init_minimize);
 
     // Other settings from the previous session
     if (session) {
diff --git a/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp b/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp
index 996d59ec78..709bc28973 100644
--- a/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/xdgshellwindow.cpp
@@ -1377,9 +1377,7 @@ void XdgToplevelWindow::initialize()
     setOnActivities(rules()->checkActivity(activities(), true));
     setDesktops(rules()->checkDesktops(desktops(), true));
     setDesktopFileName(rules()->checkDesktopFile(desktopFileName(), true));
-    if (rules()->checkMinimize(isMinimized(), true)) {
-        minimize(true); // No animation.
-    }
+    setMinimized(rules()->checkMinimize(isMinimized(), true));
     setSkipTaskbar(rules()->checkSkipTaskbar(skipTaskbar(), true));
     setSkipPager(rules()->checkSkipPager(skipPager(), true));
     setSkipSwitcher(rules()->checkSkipSwitcher(skipSwitcher(), true));