diff --git a/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc b/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc
index ddbadc658f25..86a8b1fb6583 100644
--- a/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc
+++ b/atom/browser/common_web_contents_delegate.cc
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ void CommonWebContentsDelegate::EnterFullscreenModeForTab(
     return;
   SetHtmlApiFullscreen(true);
   owner_window_->NotifyWindowEnterHtmlFullScreen();
-  source->GetRenderViewHost()->GetWidget()->WasResized();
+  source->GetRenderViewHost()->GetWidget()->SynchronizeVisualProperties();
 }
 
 void CommonWebContentsDelegate::ExitFullscreenModeForTab(
@@ -285,7 +285,7 @@ void CommonWebContentsDelegate::ExitFullscreenModeForTab(
     return;
   SetHtmlApiFullscreen(false);
   owner_window_->NotifyWindowLeaveHtmlFullScreen();
-  source->GetRenderViewHost()->GetWidget()->WasResized();
+  source->GetRenderViewHost()->GetWidget()->SynchronizeVisualProperties();
 }
 
 bool CommonWebContentsDelegate::IsFullscreenForTabOrPending(