diff --git a/event.c b/event.c
index 83d388d2d..3062c5ce2 100644
--- a/event.c
+++ b/event.c
@@ -399,9 +399,7 @@ event_handle_configurenotify(xcb_configure_notify_event_t *ev)
 {
     xcb_screen_t *screen = globalconf.screen;
 
-    if(ev->window == screen->root
-       && (ev->width != screen->width_in_pixels
-           || ev->height != screen->height_in_pixels))
+    if(ev->window == screen->root)
         /* it's not that we panic, but restart */
         awesome_restart();