diff --git a/Terminal.Gui/View/Layout/ViewLayout.cs b/Terminal.Gui/View/Layout/ViewLayout.cs
index aa671660e..b7d6d49d7 100644
--- a/Terminal.Gui/View/Layout/ViewLayout.cs
+++ b/Terminal.Gui/View/Layout/ViewLayout.cs
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ public partial class View {
 	/// <exception cref="InvalidOperationException"></exception>
 	void CheckDimAuto ()
 	{
-		if (!ValidatePosDim && Width is not Dim.DimAuto && Height is not Dim.DimAuto) {
+		if (!ValidatePosDim || !IsInitialized || (Width is not Dim.DimAuto && Height is not Dim.DimAuto)) {
 			return;
 		}