diff --git a/src/widget/listbox.c b/src/widget/listbox.c
index 23e5dd0..448efa0 100644
--- a/src/widget/listbox.c
+++ b/src/widget/listbox.c
@@ -307,6 +307,9 @@ static int create(MwWidget handle) {
 
 	MwSetDefault(handle);
 
+	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNleftPadding, 0);
+	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNhasHeading, 0);
+
 	resize(handle);
 	lb->list       = NULL;
 	lb->selected   = -1;
@@ -314,9 +317,6 @@ static int create(MwWidget handle) {
 	lb->width      = NULL;
 	lb->changed    = 0;
 
-	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNleftPadding, 0);
-	MwSetInteger(handle, MwNhasHeading, 0);
-
 	return 0;
 }