diff --git a/repos/gems/src/app/window_layouter/window.h b/repos/gems/src/app/window_layouter/window.h
index d82aca0b13..bab593ca04 100644
--- a/repos/gems/src/app/window_layouter/window.h
+++ b/repos/gems/src/app/window_layouter/window.h
@@ -187,21 +187,24 @@ class Window_layouter::Window : public List_model<Window>::Element
 		{
 			_dragged_element = element;
 
-			_drag_left_border   = (element.type == Window::Element::LEFT)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_LEFT)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_LEFT);
+			if (_resizeable) {
 
-			_drag_right_border  = (element.type == Window::Element::RIGHT)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_RIGHT)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_RIGHT);
+				_drag_left_border   = (element.type == Window::Element::LEFT)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_LEFT)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_LEFT);
 
-			_drag_top_border    = (element.type == Window::Element::TOP)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_LEFT)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_RIGHT);
+				_drag_right_border  = (element.type == Window::Element::RIGHT)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_RIGHT)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_RIGHT);
 
-			_drag_bottom_border = (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_LEFT)
-			                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_RIGHT);
+				_drag_top_border    = (element.type == Window::Element::TOP)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_LEFT)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::TOP_RIGHT);
+
+				_drag_bottom_border = (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_LEFT)
+				                   || (element.type == Window::Element::BOTTOM_RIGHT);
+			}
 
 			_orig_geometry = _geometry;
 			_drag_geometry = _geometry;