diff --git a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
index 9d4c5973769..ba0b9d1be84 100644
--- a/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
+++ b/scene/gui/rich_text_label.cpp
@@ -959,6 +959,7 @@ void RichTextLabel::_notification(int p_what) {
 			update();
 
 		} break;
+		case NOTIFICATION_THEME_CHANGED:
 		case NOTIFICATION_ENTER_TREE: {
 			if (bbcode != "") {
 				set_bbcode(bbcode);
@@ -967,10 +968,6 @@ void RichTextLabel::_notification(int p_what) {
 			main->first_invalid_line = 0; //invalidate ALL
 			update();
 
-		} break;
-		case NOTIFICATION_THEME_CHANGED: {
-			update();
-
 		} break;
 		case NOTIFICATION_DRAW: {
 			_validate_line_caches(main);