diff --git a/scene/gui/control.cpp b/scene/gui/control.cpp
index a38f97a90ce..293817e6b76 100644
--- a/scene/gui/control.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/control.cpp
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void Control::_update_minimum_size() {
 	Size2 minsize = get_combined_minimum_size();
 	if (minsize.x > data.size_cache.x ||
 			minsize.y > data.size_cache.y) {
-		_size_changed();
+		set_size(data.size_cache);
 	}
 
 	data.updating_last_minimum_size = false;