diff --git a/early-init.el b/early-init.el
index 09e759a..62d3115 100644
--- a/early-init.el
+++ b/early-init.el
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ pre-early-init.el, and post-early-init.el.")
 (setq inhibit-compacting-font-caches t)
 
 (when (and (not (daemonp)) (not noninteractive))
+  ;; Resizing the Emacs frame can be costly when changing the font. Disable this
+  ;; to improve startup times with fonts larger than the system default.
+  (setq frame-resize-pixelwise t)
+
   ;; Without this, Emacs will try to resize itself to a specific column size
   (setq frame-inhibit-implied-resize t)
 
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 94f397e..f9153e8 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -233,10 +233,6 @@
 
 ;;; Frames and windows
 
-;; Resizing the Emacs frame can be costly when changing the font. Disable this
-;; to improve startup times with fonts larger than the system default.
-(setq frame-resize-pixelwise t)
-
 ;; However, do not resize windows pixelwise, as this can cause crashes in some
 ;; cases when resizing too many windows at once or rapidly.
 (setq window-resize-pixelwise nil)