--- rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2012/06/06 22:00:20	1.518
+++ rxvt-unicode/src/command.C	2012/06/07 11:27:08	1.519
@@ -1490,9 +1490,9 @@
 
                 if (x != parent_x || y != parent_y)
                   {
-                    HOOK_INVOKE ((this, HOOK_POSITION_CHANGE, DT_INT, x, DT_INT, y, DT_END));
                     parent_x = x;
                     parent_y = y;
+                    HOOK_INVOKE ((this, HOOK_POSITION_CHANGE, DT_INT, x, DT_INT, y, DT_END));
                   }
 
                 if (bg_set_position (x, y)