diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
index c5ce7300f..2dcb07df2 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.c
@@ -14034,6 +14034,8 @@ clutter_actor_allocate_available_size (ClutterActor           *self,
 /**
  * clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size:
  * @self: a #ClutterActor
+ * @x: the actor's X coordinate
+ * @y: the actor's Y coordinate
  *
  * Allocates the natural size of @self.
  *
@@ -14051,37 +14053,22 @@ clutter_actor_allocate_available_size (ClutterActor           *self,
  * Since: 0.8
  */
 void
-clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (ClutterActor *self)
+clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (ClutterActor *self,
+                                       float         x,
+                                       float         y)
 {
-  gfloat actor_x, actor_y;
   gfloat natural_width, natural_height;
   ClutterActorBox actor_box;
-  ClutterActorPrivate *priv;
-  const ClutterLayoutInfo *info;
 
   g_return_if_fail (CLUTTER_IS_ACTOR (self));
 
-  priv = self->priv;
-
-  if (priv->position_set)
-    {
-      info = _clutter_actor_get_layout_info_or_defaults (self);
-      actor_x = info->fixed_pos.x;
-      actor_y = info->fixed_pos.y;
-    }
-  else
-    {
-      actor_x = 0;
-      actor_y = 0;
-    }
-
   clutter_actor_get_preferred_size (self,
                                     NULL, NULL,
                                     &natural_width,
                                     &natural_height);
 
-  actor_box.x1 = actor_x;
-  actor_box.y1 = actor_y;
+  actor_box.x1 = x;
+  actor_box.y1 = y;
   actor_box.x2 = actor_box.x1 + natural_width;
   actor_box.y2 = actor_box.y1 + natural_height;
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
index a9829f02d..d28983172 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-actor.h
@@ -419,7 +419,9 @@ CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void                            clutter_actor_allocate                          (ClutterActor                *self,
                                                                                  const ClutterActorBox       *box);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
-void                            clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size           (ClutterActor                *self);
+void                            clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size           (ClutterActor                *self,
+                                                                                 float                        x,
+                                                                                 float                        y);
 CLUTTER_EXPORT
 void                            clutter_actor_allocate_available_size           (ClutterActor                *self,
                                                                                  gfloat                       x,
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c
index f130a3c98..4373ad7a1 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-clone.c
@@ -245,7 +245,13 @@ clutter_clone_allocate (ClutterActor           *self,
    */
   if (clutter_actor_get_parent (priv->clone_source) != NULL &&
       !clutter_actor_has_allocation (priv->clone_source))
-    clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (priv->clone_source);
+    {
+      float x = 0.f;
+      float y = 0.f;
+
+      clutter_actor_get_fixed_position (priv->clone_source, &x, &y);
+      clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (priv->clone_source, x, y);
+    }
 
   clutter_actor_get_allocation_box (priv->clone_source, &source_box);
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-fixed-layout.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-fixed-layout.c
index 324084809..095f2d752 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-fixed-layout.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-fixed-layout.c
@@ -139,7 +139,11 @@ clutter_fixed_layout_allocate (ClutterLayoutManager   *manager,
        child != NULL;
        child = clutter_actor_get_next_sibling (child))
     {
-      clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (child);
+      float x = 0.f;
+      float y = 0.f;
+
+      clutter_actor_get_fixed_position (child, &x, &y);
+      clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (child, x, y);
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
index 51f738217..454e6942e 100644
--- a/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
+++ b/clutter/clutter/clutter-stage.c
@@ -1245,6 +1245,8 @@ clutter_stage_maybe_relayout (ClutterActor *actor)
   for (l = stolen_list; l; l = l->next)
     {
       g_autoptr (ClutterActor) queued_actor = l->data;
+      float x = 0.f;
+      float y = 0.f;
 
       if (CLUTTER_ACTOR_IN_RELAYOUT (queued_actor))  /* avoid reentrancy */
         continue;
@@ -1258,7 +1260,8 @@ clutter_stage_maybe_relayout (ClutterActor *actor)
 
       CLUTTER_SET_PRIVATE_FLAGS (queued_actor, CLUTTER_IN_RELAYOUT);
 
-      clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (queued_actor);
+      clutter_actor_get_fixed_position (queued_actor, &x, &y);
+      clutter_actor_allocate_preferred_size (queued_actor, x, y);
 
       CLUTTER_UNSET_PRIVATE_FLAGS (queued_actor, CLUTTER_IN_RELAYOUT);