diff --git a/layout-custom.c b/layout-custom.c
index b049f482..d7371292 100644
--- a/layout-custom.c
+++ b/layout-custom.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ layout_parse(struct window *w, const char *layout)
 		}
 		break;
 	}
-	if (lc->sx != sx || lc->sy != sy) {
+	if (lc->type != LAYOUT_WINDOWPANE && (lc->sx != sx || lc->sy != sy)) {
 		log_debug("fix layout %u,%u to %u,%u", lc->sx, lc->sy, sx,sy);
 		layout_print_cell(lc, __func__, 0);
 		lc->sx = sx - 1; lc->sy = sy - 1;