diff --git a/app/colormaps.c b/app/colormaps.c
index 4ad5238377..12c06c1001 100644
--- a/app/colormaps.c
+++ b/app/colormaps.c
@@ -196,12 +196,12 @@ get_standard_colormaps ()
   gtk_preview_set_install_cmap (install_cmap);
   gtk_preview_set_reserved (reserved_entries);
 
-  gtk_widget_set_default_visual (gtk_preview_get_visual ());
-  gtk_widget_set_default_colormap (gtk_preview_get_cmap ());
-
   /* so we can reinit the colormaps */
   gtk_preview_reset ();
 
+  gtk_widget_set_default_visual (gtk_preview_get_visual ());
+  gtk_widget_set_default_colormap (gtk_preview_get_cmap ());
+
   info = gtk_preview_get_info ();
   g_visual = info->visual;