diff --git a/source/gui/place.cpp b/source/gui/place.cpp
index 005fd3cf..d9d14665 100644
--- a/source/gui/place.cpp
+++ b/source/gui/place.cpp
@@ -2151,6 +2151,8 @@ namespace nana
 		if (impl_->root_division && impl_->window_handle)
 		{
 			impl_->root_division->field_area = API::window_size(impl_->window_handle);
+            if (impl_->root_division->field_area.empty())  return;
+
 			impl_->root_division->collocate(impl_->window_handle);
 
 			for (auto & field : impl_->fields)