diff --git a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
index 1c6d37c30..18aeddcd9 100644
--- a/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
+++ b/src/backends/meta-monitor-manager.c
@@ -678,16 +678,13 @@ done:
 }
 
 static void
-orientation_changed (MetaOrientationManager *orientation_manager,
-                     MetaMonitorManager     *manager)
+handle_orientation_change (MetaOrientationManager *orientation_manager,
+                           MetaMonitorManager     *manager)
 {
   MetaMonitorTransform transform;
   GError *error = NULL;
   MetaMonitorsConfig *config;
 
-  if (!manager->panel_orientation_managed)
-    return;
-
   switch (meta_orientation_manager_get_orientation (orientation_manager))
     {
     case META_ORIENTATION_NORMAL:
@@ -726,6 +723,16 @@ orientation_changed (MetaOrientationManager *orientation_manager,
   g_object_unref (config);
 }
 
+static void
+orientation_changed (MetaOrientationManager *orientation_manager,
+                     MetaMonitorManager     *manager)                     
+{
+  if (!manager->panel_orientation_managed)
+    return;
+
+  handle_orientation_change (orientation_manager, manager);
+}
+
 static void
 experimental_features_changed (MetaSettings           *settings,
                                MetaExperimentalFeature old_experimental_features,