diff --git a/src/win32_window.c b/src/win32_window.c
index 52423fe0..e6a6e13d 100644
--- a/src/win32_window.c
+++ b/src/win32_window.c
@@ -930,24 +930,24 @@ static int createWindow(_GLFWwindow* window,
 
     free(wideTitle);
 
-    if (_glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx)
-    {
-        _glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(window->win32.handle,
-                                        WM_DROPFILES, MSGFLT_ALLOW, NULL);
-        _glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(window->win32.handle,
-                                        WM_COPYDATA, MSGFLT_ALLOW, NULL);
-        _glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(window->win32.handle,
-                                        WM_COPYGLOBALDATA, MSGFLT_ALLOW, NULL);
-    }
-
-    DragAcceptFiles(window->win32.handle, TRUE);
-
     if (!window->win32.handle)
     {
         _glfwInputError(GLFW_PLATFORM_ERROR, "Win32: Failed to create window");
         return GL_FALSE;
     }
 
+    if (_glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx)
+    {
+        _glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(window->win32.handle,
+                                          WM_DROPFILES, MSGFLT_ALLOW, NULL);
+        _glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(window->win32.handle,
+                                          WM_COPYDATA, MSGFLT_ALLOW, NULL);
+        _glfw_ChangeWindowMessageFilterEx(window->win32.handle,
+                                          WM_COPYGLOBALDATA, MSGFLT_ALLOW, NULL);
+    }
+
+    DragAcceptFiles(window->win32.handle, TRUE);
+
     if (!_glfwCreateContext(window, ctxconfig, fbconfig))
         return GL_FALSE;