diff --git a/Windows/Debugger/Debugger_Disasm.cpp b/Windows/Debugger/Debugger_Disasm.cpp
index 99b9115689..03a7074485 100644
--- a/Windows/Debugger/Debugger_Disasm.cpp
+++ b/Windows/Debugger/Debugger_Disasm.cpp
@@ -120,6 +120,13 @@ CDisasm::CDisasm(HINSTANCE _hInstance, HWND _hParent, DebugInterface *_cpu) : Di
 	int w = g_Config.iDisasmWindowW == -1 ? defaultWidth : g_Config.iDisasmWindowW;
 	int h = g_Config.iDisasmWindowH == -1 ? defaultHeight : g_Config.iDisasmWindowH;
 
+	// init status bar
+	statusBarWnd = CreateWindowEx(0, STATUSCLASSNAME, L"", WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, m_hDlg, (HMENU)IDC_DISASMSTATUSBAR, _hInstance, NULL);
+	if (g_Config.bDisplayStatusBar == false)
+	{
+		ShowWindow(statusBarWnd,SW_HIDE);
+	}
+
 	CtrlDisAsmView *ptr = CtrlDisAsmView::getFrom(GetDlgItem(m_hDlg,IDC_DISASMVIEW));
 	ptr->setDebugger(cpu);
 	ptr->gotoAddr(0x00000000);
@@ -169,13 +176,6 @@ CDisasm::CDisasm(HINSTANCE _hInstance, HWND _hParent, DebugInterface *_cpu) : Di
 
 	bottomTabs->SetShowTabTitles(g_Config.bShowBottomTabTitles);
 	bottomTabs->ShowTab(memHandle);
-
-	// init status bar
-	statusBarWnd = CreateWindowEx(0, STATUSCLASSNAME, L"", WS_CHILD | WS_VISIBLE, 0, 0, 0, 0, m_hDlg, (HMENU)IDC_DISASMSTATUSBAR, _hInstance, NULL);
-	if (g_Config.bDisplayStatusBar == false)
-	{
-		ShowWindow(statusBarWnd,SW_HIDE);
-	}
 	
 	// Actually resize the window to the proper size (after the above setup.)
 	// do it twice so that the window definitely receives a WM_SIZE message with