diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
index 6291396e6e..e1bc7d36eb 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/xcb/qxcbwindow.cpp
@@ -1367,10 +1367,10 @@ void QXcbWindow::requestActivateWindow()
         event.data.data32[4] = 0;
 
         Q_XCB_CALL(xcb_send_event(xcb_connection(), 0, m_screen->root(), XCB_EVENT_MASK_STRUCTURE_NOTIFY | XCB_EVENT_MASK_SUBSTRUCTURE_REDIRECT, (const char *)&event));
-    } else {
-        Q_XCB_CALL(xcb_set_input_focus(xcb_connection(), XCB_INPUT_FOCUS_PARENT, m_window, connection()->time()));
     }
 
+    Q_XCB_CALL(xcb_set_input_focus(xcb_connection(), XCB_INPUT_FOCUS_PARENT, m_window, connection()->time()));
+
     connection()->sync();
 }