diff --git a/gdk/broadway/gdkeventsource.c b/gdk/broadway/gdkeventsource.c
index 0eb603a960..a60df61712 100644
--- a/gdk/broadway/gdkeventsource.c
+++ b/gdk/broadway/gdkeventsource.c
@@ -304,16 +304,9 @@ _gdk_broadway_events_got_input (BroadwayInputMsg *message)
       {
         surface->x = message->configure_notify.x;
         surface->y = message->configure_notify.y;
-
-        event = gdk_event_new (GDK_CONFIGURE);
-        event->any.surface = g_object_ref (surface);
-        event->configure.x = message->configure_notify.x;
-        event->configure.y = message->configure_notify.y;
-        event->configure.width = message->configure_notify.width;
-        event->configure.height = message->configure_notify.height;
-
-        node = _gdk_event_queue_append (display, event);
-        _gdk_windowing_got_event (display, node, event, message->base.serial);
+        surface->width = message->configure_notify.width;
+        surface->height = message->configure_notify.height;
+        g_signal_emit_by_name (surface, "size-changed", surface->width, surface->height);
 
         if (surface->resize_count >= 1)
           {