diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index ad1129d2..94c87e08 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -1389,7 +1389,6 @@ static int createNativeWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
     if (!wideTitle)
         return GLFW_FALSE;
 
-    window->win32.handleParent = wndconfig->win32.handleParent;
     window->win32.handle = CreateWindowExW(exStyle,
                                            MAKEINTATOM(_glfw.win32.mainWindowClass),
                                            wideTitle,
@@ -1502,6 +1501,8 @@ GLFWbool _glfwCreateWindowWin32(_GLFWwindow* window,
                                 const _GLFWctxconfig* ctxconfig,
                                 const _GLFWfbconfig* fbconfig)
 {
+    window->win32.handleParent = wndconfig->win32.handleParent;
+
     if (!createNativeWindow(window, wndconfig, fbconfig))
         return GLFW_FALSE;