diff --git a/src/display.rs b/src/display.rs
index 25c4855..9e902b9 100644
--- a/src/display.rs
+++ b/src/display.rs
@@ -338,6 +338,9 @@ impl Display {
         pty_resize_handle: &mut dyn OnResize,
         processor_resize_handle: &mut dyn OnResize,
     ) {
+        let previous_cols = self.size_info.cols();
+        let previous_lines = self.size_info.lines();
+
         // Resize events new_size and are handled outside the poll_events
         // iterator. This has the effect of coalescing multiple resize
         // events into one.
@@ -388,8 +391,6 @@ impl Display {
             let height = psize.height as f32;
             let cell_width = self.size_info.cell_width;
             let cell_height = self.size_info.cell_height;
-            let previous_cols = self.size_info.cols();
-            let previous_lines = self.size_info.lines();
 
             self.size_info.width = width;
             self.size_info.height = height;