diff --git a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
index 7b851e785..ef46be6c5 100644
--- a/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
+++ b/src/Magnum/Platform/GlfwApplication.cpp
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@ bool GlfwApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
         #ifdef GLFW_MAXIMIZED
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_MAXIMIZED, flags >= Configuration::WindowFlag::Maximized);
         #endif
-        glfwWindowHint(GLFW_ICONIFIED, flags >= Configuration::WindowFlag::Minimized);
         glfwWindowHint(GLFW_FLOATING, flags >= Configuration::WindowFlag::Floating);
     }
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_FOCUSED, configuration.windowFlags() >= Configuration::WindowFlag::Focused);
@@ -103,9 +102,6 @@ bool GlfwApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_OPENGL_DEBUG_CONTEXT, flags >= Configuration::Flag::Debug);
     glfwWindowHint(GLFW_STEREO, flags >= Configuration::Flag::Stereo);
 
-    /* Cursor flags */
-    glfwWindowHint(GLFW_CURSOR, Int(configuration.cursorMode()));
-
     /* Set context version, if requested */
     if(configuration.version() != Version::None) {
         Int major, minor;
@@ -130,6 +126,12 @@ bool GlfwApplication::tryCreateContext(const Configuration& configuration) {
         return false;
     }
 
+    /* Proceed with configuring other stuff that couldn't be done with window
+       hints */
+    if(configuration.windowFlags() >= Configuration::WindowFlag::Minimized)
+        glfwIconifyWindow(_window);
+    glfwSetInputMode(_window, GLFW_CURSOR, Int(configuration.cursorMode()));
+
     /* Set callbacks */
     glfwSetFramebufferSizeCallback(_window, staticViewportEvent);
     glfwSetKeyCallback(_window, staticKeyEvent);