diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index c7813f968b..7e0e06e97f 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -379,6 +379,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::startup ()
 					     "You can view the memory limit with 'ulimit -l', "
 					     "and it is normally controlled by /etc/security/limits.conf"));
 			
+			editor->ensure_float (msg);
 			msg.run ();
 		}
 	}