diff --git a/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs b/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs
index 7ac017d9..0a5d2c8f 100644
--- a/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs
+++ b/wgpu/src/window/compositor.rs
@@ -257,7 +257,9 @@ impl graphics::Compositor for Compositor {
             .create_surface(window)
             .expect("Create surface");
 
-        self.configure_surface(&mut surface, width, height);
+        if width > 0 && height > 0 {
+            self.configure_surface(&mut surface, width, height);
+        }
 
         surface
     }