diff --git a/src/core/constraints.c b/src/core/constraints.c
index d9aa99392..5c04c847e 100644
--- a/src/core/constraints.c
+++ b/src/core/constraints.c
@@ -626,13 +626,12 @@ place_window_if_needed(MetaWindow     *window,
            */
           window->unconstrained_rect = info->current;
 
-          if (window->maximize_horizontally_after_placement ||
-              window->maximize_vertically_after_placement)
-            meta_window_maximize_internal (window,
-                (window->maximize_horizontally_after_placement ?
-                 META_MAXIMIZE_HORIZONTAL : 0 ) |
-                (window->maximize_vertically_after_placement ?
-                 META_MAXIMIZE_VERTICAL : 0), &info->current);
+          meta_window_maximize_internal (window,
+            (window->maximize_horizontally_after_placement ?
+             META_MAXIMIZE_HORIZONTAL : 0) |
+            (window->maximize_vertically_after_placement ?
+             META_MAXIMIZE_VERTICAL : 0),
+            &info->current);
 
           window->maximize_horizontally_after_placement = FALSE;
           window->maximize_vertically_after_placement = FALSE;