diff --git a/libs/console/client.c b/libs/console/client.c
index daf1088cf..cb4665045 100644
--- a/libs/console/client.c
+++ b/libs/console/client.c
@@ -827,13 +827,13 @@ C_Init (void)
 
 	con_debuglog = COM_CheckParm ("-condebug");
 
+	// The console will get resized, so assume initial size is 320x200
 	con_data.view = view_new (0, 0, 320, 200, grav_northeast);
-
 	console_view = view_new (0, 0, 320, 200, grav_northwest);
 	say_view     = view_new (0, 0, 320, 8, grav_northwest);
 	notify_view  = view_new (0, 8, 320, 32, grav_northwest);
 	menu_view    = view_new (0, 0, 320, 200, grav_center);
-	hud_view     = view_new (0, 0, vid.conwidth, vid.conheight, grav_northeast);
+	hud_view     = view_new (0, 0, 320, 200, grav_northeast);
 
 	view_add (con_data.view, say_view);
 	view_add (con_data.view, notify_view);
diff --git a/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl.c b/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl.c
index 3debb4481..1c7fbba5d 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl.c
+++ b/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ VID_Init (unsigned char *palette)
 	// now know everything we need to know about the buffer
 	VGA_width = vid.width;
 	VGA_height = vid.height;
-	Con_CheckResize (); // Now that we have a window size, fix console
 	vid.numpages = 1;
 	vid.colormap8 = vid_colormap;
 	vid.fullbright = 256 - LittleLong (*((int *) vid.colormap8 + 2048));
@@ -123,6 +122,8 @@ VID_Init (unsigned char *palette)
 
 	VID_InitBuffers ();		// allocate z buffer and surface cache
 
+	Con_CheckResize ();		// Now that we have a window size, fix console
+
 	SDL_ShowCursor (0);		// hide the mouse pointer
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
diff --git a/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl32.c b/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl32.c
index bbdc2e7da..859f66d31 100644
--- a/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl32.c
+++ b/libs/video/targets/vid_sdl32.c
@@ -151,7 +151,6 @@ VID_Init (unsigned char *palette)
 	// now we know everything we need to know about the buffer
 	VGA_width = vid.width;
 	VGA_height = vid.height;
-	Con_CheckResize (); // Now that we have a window size, fix console
 	vid.numpages = 1;
 	if (vid_colormap)
 		VID_MakeColormaps(256 - vid_colormap[16384], vid.palette);
@@ -166,6 +165,8 @@ VID_Init (unsigned char *palette)
 
 	VID_InitBuffers ();		// allocate z buffer and surface cache
 
+	Con_CheckResize ();		// Now that we have a window size, fix console
+
 	SDL_ShowCursor (0);		// initialize the mouse
 
 #ifdef _WIN32