diff --git a/src/x11_window.c b/src/x11_window.c
index 0ec3c165..2d328845 100644
--- a/src/x11_window.c
+++ b/src/x11_window.c
@@ -613,46 +613,40 @@ static GLFWbool createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
 
     window->x11.transparent = _glfwIsVisualTransparentX11(visual);
 
-    // Create the actual window
+    XSetWindowAttributes wa = { 0 };
+    wa.colormap = window->x11.colormap;
+    wa.event_mask = StructureNotifyMask | KeyPressMask | KeyReleaseMask |
+                    PointerMotionMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask |
+                    ExposureMask | FocusChangeMask | VisibilityChangeMask |
+                    EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask | PropertyChangeMask;
+
+    _glfwGrabErrorHandlerX11();
+
+    window->x11.handle = XCreateWindow(_glfw.x11.display,
+                                       _glfw.x11.root,
+                                       0, 0,   // Position
+                                       width, height,
+                                       0,      // Border width
+                                       depth,  // Color depth
+                                       InputOutput,
+                                       visual,
+                                       CWBorderPixel | CWColormap | CWEventMask,
+                                       &wa);
+
+    _glfwReleaseErrorHandlerX11();
+
+    if (!window->x11.handle)
     {
-        XSetWindowAttributes wa;
-        const unsigned long wamask = CWBorderPixel | CWColormap | CWEventMask;
-
-        wa.colormap = window->x11.colormap;
-        wa.border_pixel = 0;
-        wa.event_mask = StructureNotifyMask | KeyPressMask | KeyReleaseMask |
-                        PointerMotionMask | ButtonPressMask | ButtonReleaseMask |
-                        ExposureMask | FocusChangeMask | VisibilityChangeMask |
-                        EnterWindowMask | LeaveWindowMask | PropertyChangeMask;
-
-        _glfwGrabErrorHandlerX11();
-
-        window->x11.handle = XCreateWindow(_glfw.x11.display,
-                                           _glfw.x11.root,
-                                           0, 0,
-                                           width, height,
-                                           0,      // Border width
-                                           depth,  // Color depth
-                                           InputOutput,
-                                           visual,
-                                           wamask,
-                                           &wa);
-
-        _glfwReleaseErrorHandlerX11();
-
-        if (!window->x11.handle)
-        {
-            _glfwInputErrorX11(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
-                               "X11: Failed to create window");
-            return GLFW_FALSE;
-        }
-
-        XSaveContext(_glfw.x11.display,
-                     window->x11.handle,
-                     _glfw.x11.context,
-                     (XPointer) window);
+        _glfwInputErrorX11(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR,
+                           "X11: Failed to create window");
+        return GLFW_FALSE;
     }
 
+    XSaveContext(_glfw.x11.display,
+                 window->x11.handle,
+                 _glfw.x11.context,
+                 (XPointer) window);
+
     if (!wndconfig->decorated)
         _glfwPlatformSetWindowDecorated(window, GLFW_FALSE);