diff --git a/src/virt-viewer-app.c b/src/virt-viewer-app.c
index 7461b3c..de4b640 100644
--- a/src/virt-viewer-app.c
+++ b/src/virt-viewer-app.c
@@ -674,7 +674,6 @@ display_show_hint(VirtViewerDisplay *display,
     } else if (hint & VIRT_VIEWER_DISPLAY_SHOW_HINT_READY) {
         virt_viewer_notebook_show_display(nb);
         virt_viewer_window_show(win);
-        gtk_window_present(virt_viewer_window_get_window(win));
     } else {
         if (win != self->priv->main_window &&
             g_getenv("VIRT_VIEWER_HIDE"))