diff --git a/linux/my_application.cc b/linux/my_application.cc
index 1fffb8564..65fb98834 100644
--- a/linux/my_application.cc
+++ b/linux/my_application.cc
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ static void my_application_activate(GApplication* application) {
   g_autoptr(FlDartProject) project = fl_dart_project_new();
   gtk_window_set_icon_from_file(window, g_strconcat(fl_dart_project_get_assets_path(project), "/assets/images/icon.png", NULL), NULL);
   gtk_window_set_default_size(window, 400, 700);
-  gtk_widget_realize(GTK_WIDGET(window));
+  gtk_widget_show(GTK_WIDGET(window));
 
   fl_dart_project_set_dart_entrypoint_arguments(project, self->dart_entrypoint_arguments);
 
diff --git a/windows/runner/main.cpp b/windows/runner/main.cpp
index a612e7401..e3e4acd3c 100644
--- a/windows/runner/main.cpp
+++ b/windows/runner/main.cpp
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ int APIENTRY wWinMain(_In_ HINSTANCE instance, _In_opt_ HINSTANCE prev,
   FlutterWindow window(project);
   Win32Window::Point origin(10, 10);
   Win32Window::Size size(400, 700);
-  if (!window.CreateAndShow(L"miria", origin, size)) {
+  if (!window.Create(L"miria", origin, size)) {
     return EXIT_FAILURE;
   }
   window.SetQuitOnClose(true);